Report reveals campaign promoting racist, Islamophobic, anti-Qatar views
Summary
A report by two researchers describes a paid online influence campaign that promoted anti-Muslim, anti-migrant, racist and anti-Qatar views across 30 countries. The researchers estimate it generated at least 533 million ad exposures and say, with moderate to high confidence, that it was launched from within Israel and sought to serve Israeli interests.Key Facts
- The investigation took three years and was published on Thursday.
- The researchers estimate the campaign likely cost more than $11 million.
- The report counted at least 533 million ad exposures between October 2023 and October 2026.
- The ads appeared on platforms including YouTube, TikTok and Facebook.
- The United Kingdom had the most reported exposures, at 154 million; the United States had 100 million.
- France accounted for about one-third of the campaign's ad placements, according to the report.
- The researchers said the campaign's timing appeared to align with elections in some countries and warned that it remained active ahead of elections in France and Italy in 2027.
- The report said campaign metadata pointed to work in Israel's time zone and computers using Hebrew drive and folder names.
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