Tag Archive: FakeReporter

Exposing Extremists’ Fake Twitter Accounts

NIF grantee FakeReporter is shining a light on fake social media accounts who pretend to be pro-democracy protests.

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Exposing Twitter Harassment by Soldiers

NIF grantee FakeReporter exposed two Twitter accounts belonging to Israeli soldiers that targeted activists and journalists

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Deplatforming Disinformation Accounts on Twitter

Twitter removed 40 fake accounts after NIF grantee FakeReporter reported the accounts for seeking to influence the upcoming elections.

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Exposing Right-Wing Disinformation on Twitter

Following a report by NIF grantee FakeReporter, Twitter removed a right-wing disinformation account.

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Exposing Dangerous Data Breaches

NIF Grantee FakeReporter discovered a breach in an exercise tracking app which put Israeli Intelligence and Air Force Soldiers at risk.

Monitoring and Counteracting Incitement

Multiple NIF grantees have been leading the charge to diffuse tensions during Ramadan/Passover by tracking and reporting online incitement to violence.

Exposing Exploitative Online Scams

NIF grantee FakeReporter exposed a scam by a fraudulent organization that was selling fake Facebook groups for thousands of dollars.

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Exposing Foreign Interference Online

NIF grantee, FakeReporter, revealed Iranian attempts to interfere with Israeli politics online and through whatsapp.

Bridge the Divide: Building Jewish-Arab Partnership In a Time of Crisis

Jewish-Arab partnership is critical to Israel’s moral fabric and to a democratic future based on equality for all its citizens. In the wake of the recent crisis, NIF is redoubling our investing in initiatives that foster Jewish-Arab cooperation, combat racism and extremism, and advance public legitimacy for Jewish-Arab partnership, and which bring representatives of the Palestinian community in Israel into local and national decision-making.

Tracking and Reporting Anti-Arab Hate Groups

NIF grantee FakeReporter has been tracking and reporting over 100 group chats implicated in planned anti-Arab violence throughout Israel.