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Trump’s ex-campaign manager is running an Israeli propaganda operation

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:29 July 2026
Post last modified:29 July 2026

US President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale is overseeing an Israeli influence operation. Drop Site News reported that the operation is training bots to embellish fake claims that Palestinian journalists are linked to terrorism. The story has sparked debate about israel’s approach to using new technologies in information warfare. The campaign has even tried to muddy the waters around the Israeli military’s murder of Palestinian child Hind Rajab. The operation aims to shape the views not of humans, but of the AI chatbots that people increasingly turn to for ‘corroborating’ information. Drop Site reported on 28 July: The key…

Influence operation: How an Arabic media outlet was linked to Israeli intelligence

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:14 July 2026
Post last modified:15 July 2026

A prominent Arabic-language media outlet appears to have ties to Israeli intelligence. Jusoor, which boasts 11 million Facebook followers and bills itself as the “pulse of the Arab street”, may be anything but an ordinary news outlet, according to leaked documents seen by +972 Magazine. +972 reported on 13 July that Jusoor: describes itself as an “independent media platform” that is “not affiliated with any political entity” and seeks out stories that “reflect the pulse of all societies and peoples” in the Middle East and North Africa. The publication’s main output consists of short video segments circulated largely through social media,…

UK election interference: new details of BlackCore Israeli influence operation emerge

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:13 June 2026
Post last modified:13 June 2026

An Israeli influence operation named BlackCore allegedly sought to undermine left-wing politicians and shape elections in the UK and US. The Canary previously reported on a joint French/Israeli media investigation into the shadowy outfit. BlackCore is also accused of setting up a bogus Palestine charity. Now a French domestic security agency is investigating too. Israeli newspaper Haaretz and French outlet Libération reported on 11 June: Israeli firm BlackCore, suspected of interfering in France’s local elections in March, is also ‌suspected of meddling in elections in New York City and Scotland, and operating in Angola and Togo, the head of France’s disinformation ⁠detection…

Operation Raise the Colours founder, Billy Allison, charged with murder

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:27 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

Billy Allison, of Operation Raise the Colours, has been charged with murder and grievous bodily harm with intent. It follows an assault outside a Lichfield bar, in the West Midlands, on Sunday 24 May, in which two men were punched. One of the victims sadly died on Tuesday. The second victim has since been discharged from the hospital. Allison, 36, from Solihull, appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Wednesday 27 May. ITV News reported: Allison appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre today (Wednesday 27 May) ahead of a further appearance tomorrow (Thursday 28 May). No plea was entered today. Billy…