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Rocket Alert Apps Warn Israelis of Incoming Attacks While Gaza Is Left in the Dark
The app and sirens are a backstop to Israel’s extensive military defenses. The Iron Dome missile defense system effectively intercepts…
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Reporters in Gaza Turn to Radios and Generators to Keep the News Moving
“Disinformation and fog of war tactics have been part of the arsenal of the Israeli military for years, especially when…
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The Hamas Threat of Hostage Execution Videos Looms Large Over Social Media
Ahmed alleges that the companies are failing to implement systems that automatically detect violent extremist content as effectively as they…
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Palestinians Claim Social Media ‘Censorship’ Is Endangering Lives
When Israel issued an evacuation order from north Gaza on October 13, Shouq Al-Najjar left her house and headed south,…
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Who’s Responsible for the Gaza Hospital Explosion? Here’s Why It’s Hard to Know What’s Real
“When you see people in such a capacity putting out a claim, walking it back, putting out a video, deleting…
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The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation
Musk deleted his recommendation soon after posting it, but not before it was viewed over 11 million times. Later on…
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Video Games Are a New Propaganda Machine for Iran
One figure in particular emerged as the leader of propaganda games development—Mahdi Jafari Jozani, a high-ranking member of the Basij. …
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