Israel election: Netanyahu and opposition tied ahead of Tuesday vote amid AI, bot campaigns
Briefing by News4U · First published
Polls show Netanyahu’s bloc and the opposition led by Gadi Eisenkot in a virtual tie before Tuesday’s election, with both sides deploying AI videos and bots.
Polls show the blocs linked to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the opposition, led by former Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, are locked in a virtual tie before Tuesday’s general election, Al Jazeera reported. [1]
Both camps are pushing AI-generated and deepfake videos on X, including clips showing Netanyahu confronting alleged failings before the October 7, 2023 attack and others depicting the opposition as sympathetic to Arab parties. [1]
Haaretz reported that dozens of bots originally created to undermine the Iranian government are being repurposed to spread campaign propaganda supporting Netanyahu and Likud. [1]
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- Bots, deepfakes and surveillance: Israel’s election goes to war online
Al Jazeera · · Excerpt