Social media platforms foment disinformation about war in Israel

Video game clips purporting to be footage of a Hamas fighter shooting down an Israeli helicopter. Phony X accounts spreading fake news through fictitious BBC and Jerusalem Post “journalists.” An Algerian fireworks celebration described as Israeli strikes. These are just a few examples of the disinformation swirling around the conflict between Hamas and Israel, much

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