Conspiracy theories
Iranian bot campaign targets Nova festival massacre survivors with severe online abuse, propaganda
A "sustained and multi-layered digital campaign" that hurls abusive comments and shares videos about the survivors is not being combated effectively by social media platforms.
A Messi conspiracy: Egyptian pundit blames Israel for Egypt's World Cup loss against Argentina
Tennessee GOP leaders denounce ‘No wars for Jews’ mailers bearing Young Republicans name
Following spat with Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene says she is 'done' with GOP
UK MPs dismiss petition targeting Israeli control over politics as rooted in antisemitic tropes
UK MPs rejected an e-petition calling for an inquiry into alleged “pro-Israel influence” on British politics, warning it echoed antisemitic conspiracy theories.
Dartmouth rejects claims Jews blocked man's admission, judge calls safety fears ‘not credible’
The plaintiff, who filed his lawsuit under a pseudonym, claimed that he needs to remain anonymous because it puts his career and life in danger due to the number of powerful Jews around the world.
“Too precise to be accidental": Tehran researcher claims Great Pyramid was a 'cosmic beacon'
most attention-grabbing claim is that the pyramid’s latitude, often given as approximately 29.979234° N, resembles the speed of light, 299,792,458 meters per second.
‘Stolen rain’ returns? Scientists dismantle viral Iran–Turkey theory
As fighting escalated and air corridors were restricted, social media posts alleged that cloud seeding aircraft used by the US and its allies had been grounded, causing “stolen” rains to return.
Israel engineered 'special' rats to attack Palestinians in Gaza, radical Fatah officials claim
According to Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), Jamal Obeid, a member of the Supreme Leadership Body of Fatah in Gaza, accused Israel of introducing rats into previously uninfested areas of Gaza.
Dan Bilzerian wants to ‘kill Israelis,' thinks Judaism is ‘terrible,’ and is running for Congress
In an interview with TMZ, Dan Bilzerian denied that he’s antisemitic and questioned the term “antisemitism” altogether, saying it’s been “hijacked to only talk about Jews.”
A new anti-Zionist PAC has endorsed candidates who believe Jews were behind 9/11
Founded last summer, AZAPAC has endorsed fringe candidates across the political spectrum, from both Republican and Democratic parties, as well as independents.
Joe Kent’s resignation revealed what was in clear sight - opinion
Washington is outraged at Joe Kent, but his history was always clear; the real story is who enabled him and why it’s now being ignored.
Scratching the surface: When narratives outpace the facts in Middle East coverage
Join Breaking news desk manager Shir Perets as she debunks false claims about Israel in her new series, Scratching the Surface.
Netanyahu posts video debunking Iranian conspiracy theory claiming he was killed in strike
He followed this by urging the Israeli public to stay near sheltered areas even as they go outside, and that the public’s strength “gives him, the government, the IDF, and the Mossad strength.”
