Posted on 11/23/2025 9:16:29 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Although WWII is fast (and dangerously) becoming a misty memory, it’s probable that most people still know about the infamous “Tokyo Rose” (actually a collective of English-speaking Japanese women) who would broadcast reports intended to demoralize troops fighting the Japanese. In England, Lord Haw-Haw (another collective) broadcast false news intended to demoralize troops fighting the Nazis. Indeed, Wikipedia has a long list of famous fake-news spouting propagandists during wartime.

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Today, propagandists don’t use radios; they use social media, but the tactic is the same: disseminate false material to demoralize the enemy. Yesterday, X, whether intentionally or not (I’ve seen conflicting reports), allowed people to see the countries of origin of tweets. Imagine everyone’s surprise to learn that some of the most vile anti-Israel propaganda during the Gaza war came from anywhere but Israel. Well, maybe that wasn’t so surprising given the world’s interest in seeing Israel destroyed.
What was probably very surprising, though, was to learn that tweets that purported to come from disaffected Republicans who support the Nick Fuentes/Tucker Carlson/Candace Owens faction of virulent antisemites and Israel-haters weren’t from Americans at all. These tweets were also from foreign accounts.
In other words, there is no serious Republican civil war over Israel. There is a strong fringe of antisemites (as is always the case during unstable times), but most of the Republican party lives where it has always lived: Supporting Israel, because it recognizes that the tiny nation is America’s frontline in the war against radical Islam, sparing America uncounted deaths and destruction.
That’s the premise. Here’s the proof. Faerie, a pro-Israel account, amusingly summed up what was happening:
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
I’m sure Israel would never play such games, like buying fake accounts.
They just buy all our politicians.
Good to hear!
Now if we could only get rid of the ‘Tokyo Rose’s’ hear on FR...
That’s a big move by X.
SO many from Pakistan.
Its not just pushing stuff about Israel
There are numerous fake accounts pushing crap about numerous things, not just them
What are their FR nicks?
Here is another one.
I assume you're being sarcastic. Every Big Power nation uses fake accounts and sock puppets to post their talking points throughout the internet. Mossad, CIA, Russia, Ukraine, China, Iran. All of them.
did the writer consider some of the accounts in Israel could be people who hate Israel but live there? It doesn’t mean it’s all govt made fake accounts.
just as we have in the US and likely in every country, people live there but are actively working against the country itself.
Israel would n-e-v-e-r, ever play such underhanded “games”....
buying “fake accounts” to propagandize Americans......
Israel just “buys” all our politicians using endless US tax
dollars they lobbied the obedient Congress to embed in our laws.
Congress Passes New law;
Converts US loans into gifts
Promises Israel US tax dollars to repay US loans
Congress has , in effect, forgiven Israel the $9 billion in debt it owes the United States. Congress, with barely any public discussion, passed a law stating: ‘’Congress declares that it is the policy and intention of the United States that the funds provided in annual appropriations for the Economic Support Fund which are allocated to Israel shall not be less than the annual debt repayment (interest and principal) from Israel to the United States government in recognition that such a principle serves United States interests in the region.’’
The measure, sponsored originally by Democratic Sens. Alan Cranston of California and Joseph R. Biden of Delaware, was appended to the continuing resolution that provides funds for this budget year. Congress approved this resolution Oct. 9, shortly before it adjourned. David Sadd, executive director of the National Association of Arab Americans, says the action is ‘’tantamount to cancellation of Israel’s debts to the US.’’
The provision says that the US will provide Israel at least enough tax dollars to “service” US loans to Israel. These repayments stretch decades into the future, but they are heaviest in the next few years. This year, for the first time, all US aid to Israel consists of pure grants, rather than loans.
From the standpoint of the backers of the measure, most of whom refused to be quoted by name, the provision is part of the process of helping Israel out of an economic crisis without too great a cut in that country’s standard of living. On top of a massive balance-of-payments deficit and rampant inflation, Israel faces large service payments on the debts piled up in the 1973 war against Egypt and Syria. A 10-year grace period on the principal of some of these loans is now past. For a time last week there was a debate among officials as to the nature of the debt provision. The Reagan administration, although not quarreling with the level of aid implied by the measure, would have preferred passage of a ‘’sense-of-the-Congress resolution’’ that it could more easily disregard if it wished and did not set a precedent for other nations in debt to the US.
Indeed, a State Department official said the department’s lawyers, after reading the language, interpreted it as ‘’nonbinding.’’ (He had earlier said it was ‘’binding.’’) On Capitol Hill, however, staff members involved with the bill, though admitting to some ambiguity in it, said it was binding. They say the administration must now submit to Congress each year an appropriation for Israel at least equal to Israel’s debt-servicing charges. That would be at least $1.1 billion in Economic Support Funds (foreign aid) for fiscal 1985, since Israel will owe about that much in that year. This is close to the $1.2 billion granted in the current fiscal year, ending next Sept. 30. ‘’I feel they (administration officials) are obliged to (obey the bill), and I would like to see them taken to court if they don’t,’’ a Cranston staff member said.
Another congressional staff member commented on the provision: ‘’It does not say you (administration officials) cannot pay your own salaries unless you submit a budget with the aid included. But there is a strong moral force behind it.’’ In theory, no Congress can oblige a future Congress to any action. But supporters of the measure say its sponsors intended to make it as binding as possible in spirit.
‘’Congress is obligating itself,’’ said Stephen Silberfarb, a legislative aide at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. ‘’It is binding.’’ That group, which supports Israel, lobbied for the measure. This provision, supporters say, ensures that Israel will not have to pay more to the US than it receives in foreign aid. (Israel will be getting another $1.4 billion grant in military assistance, however.) ‘’That would not make sense,’’ said Mr. Silberfarb. US aid to Israel has in recent years exceeded debt repayments anyway, supporters add.
Israel’s backers also note that outright cancellation of the nation’s debts would require an appropriation of Congress. Of course, it would be more difficult to get a $9 billion appropriation passed than the $2.6 billion included in the continuing resolution. On the other side, Mr. Sadd of the National Association of Arab-Americans, commented: ‘’It is rather remarkable that something so dramatic could happen without public debate and knowledge.’’ In a telephone interview, he charged that a ‘’couple of members of Congress in concert with the Israeli lobby’’ were able to get this measure passed through a conference on the continuing resolution without most members of Congress or key officials in the administration knowing what was being done.
‘’This says to Israel, ‘The United States Treasury is at your disposal,’ ‘’ he said. Mr. Sadd criticized particularly Rep. Clarence D. Long Jr. (D) of Maryland, chairman of the foreign operations subcomittee of the House Appropriations Committee, as ‘’one of Israel’s most powerful friends.’’ He said that 30 percent of the members of this subcommittee, which first considers aid to Israel, are Jewish and that the rest come from constituencies where Jewish voters are important. Further, he charged that Mr. Long gets some 75 percent of his campaign funds from pro-Israel political-action committees or Jewish supporters.
Michael Granoff, Congressman Long’s representative on the subcommittee, responded by saying that it was ‘’a dangerous thing’’ to say people support Israel because they are Jewish. He said it smacks of accusing them of ‘’dual loyalties.’’ Most contributions to Long’s campaign funds are from individuals, he said. ‘’When we get individual contributions, we don’t ask people their religion.’’
Link: How large is US aid to Israel?
FYI——Rep. Clarence D. Long Jr. (D) of Maryland, then-chairman of the foreign operations sub-committee of the House Appropriations Committee, was “one of Israel’s most powerful friends.”
Thirty percent of the members of Long’s subcommittee-—— which first considers aid to Israel-—— are Jewish and the rest come from constituencies where Jewish voters are important. Mr. Long himself gets some 75 percent of his campaign funds from pro-Israel political-action committees or Jewish supporters.
Clarence Long became Chairman of the Congressional subcommittee on Foreign Operations of the House Appropriations Committee. In this role he supervised the foreign aid budget which gives billions of tax dollars to Israel.
Lots of the “pro-Israel” accounts have turned out to be from India.
“Faerie” is unusual, being from Thailand.
https://x.com/LiquidFaerie/about
This just in-——
Independent investigations by disinformation watchdogs, social media companies, and news organizations have confirmed that the Israeli government secretly funded a covert influence campaign that used fake social media accounts to spread pro-Israel propaganda.
Key findings regarding these campaigns indicate Israeli Government Commissioned them: The campaign was ordered by Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and carried out by an Israeli political marketing firm named Stoic.
The operation relied on hundreds of fake accounts across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter). These accounts posed as real American citizens, including concerned students or parents.
The fake accounts specifically targeted U.S. lawmakers, particularly Black Democratic representatives, with comments and posts urging them to continue funding Israel’s military efforts.
The firm used AI tools, specifically OpenAI’s ChatGPT, to generate the text for the posts, making the content sound more authentic and enabling the operation to run at scale.
The effort also created fake news websites with names like “Non-Agenda” and “UnFold Magazine” that published content favorable to Israel, which was then linked to by the fake social media accounts.
Meta and OpenAI both published reports confirming they had disrupted this network for “coordinated inauthentic behavior” and banned Stoic from their platforms.
While some pro-Israel propaganda online comes from authentic supporters, evidence confirms that a portion of the organized, inauthentic behavior networks were indeed directed and funded by the state of Israel.
Be cool if that would happen here.
Yep.
Gotta live the “American First” guy posting from Egypt.
Liz reporting live from Dahieh ?
I didn't mention and wasn't referring to Trump, but since you brought it up, yup, they're buying him too:
Miriam Adelson gives $100 MILLION to Trump
And, yes, Israel very much buys our congress members, nearly all of them. Mine, Byron Donalds, takes 6 figures:
Now tell us why your entire profile page and nearly your entire posting history is devoted to a foreign nation?
Are you even American?
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