By Ruth Eglash Ruth Eglash Reporter covering Israel and the Palestinian territories Email Bio Follow April 1 at 11:34 AM JERUSALEM — When Ziv Knobler arrived at work Monday, he said he was surprised to find an image of his Twitter account featured in a dramatic front-page story in the main Israeli daily, Yediot Aharonot.The story described how Knobler is part of a network of social media accounts — real and fake — deployed to bolster Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election campaign.
Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party quickly released a campaign video mocking the report, and Netanyahu brought a man he said was one of the bots — “Captain George,” whose real name he said was Giora — to a news conference in Jerusalem on Monday afternoon. Speaking to The Washington Post, Yuval Adam, one of the report’s authors, said that specific accounts being real was not the issue.
Adam and his partner, Noam Rotem, estimated that more than 2.5 million Israeli citizens, in a country of just under 9 million, were exposed to the online messaging. At least some of the social media accounts received payment to disseminate propaganda for the Likud Party and against rival parties, they said.
“Did you read Yedioth Aharonot? They’re calling you, Likud voters, bots. … They won’t believe how many bots there are in Likud, there were 985,405 Likud voters in 2015. Voting slip after voting slip. Likud. Likud. Likud. On the 9th of April, the bots will flock to the polls,” declares the video.
He never said that. He was sarcastic during a press conference. The “Bot” he was referring to was a real live man seating next to him. If this is the level of your journalism (or contributors) I pity your readers. shame
Netanyahu is not what most Jewish people are he is just a rock around their necks.
Terrible headline. Hes saying they are not bots. Or that they are real people. He is not saying bots are real, which they are.
We need to investigate Israel for interference in our elections also.
I'm so surprised that Israel has not gotten rid of netanyahu. He's implicated in wrongdoing he's moved his country to the right and hurt the image of Israel. I do not understand how a nation as good as Israel would allow this man represent them
I'm so surprised that Israel has not gotten rid of netanyahu. He's implicated in wrongdoing he's moved his country to the right and Israel is becoming the bad guys for the first time in history. I do not understand how a nation as good as Israel would have let this man.
How did it happen that Trump won?) After all, all the US media and social networks were against him? ) Or are US journalists stupid than bots?
Got Money Gifts and Other Things Hope he loses.
That’s not gaslighting. That’s a gas explosion.
No , he didn’t? Did you hear his speech? You are soooooo fake news
Criminal..
Benjamin Netanyahu is gaslighting. He and Trump know all about using social networks to harm elections.
how about the ones created to spy on hamas and other palestinian leaders these people are sinister and would stoop to any means
I call it the “2016 Russian election interference” effect. . .
Duh. Companies use them all the time too not just politicians lol Its basically a regular part of the PR toolbox now. As much so as fake reviews and fake testimonials
How are bots that are programmed to push certain positions any different from television stations that put the same information on everyone's TV?
So he admits he's a bot candidate.
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