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July 14, 2025 | |

IDF Eliminates Hamas Terrorist Who Abducted Former Hostage Emily Damari During October 7 Atrocities

‘The Face of Evil’: The IDF announced on July 14 that a targeted strike in Gaza City carried out in mid-June eliminated Hamas terrorist Mohammed Kanita, who had incarcerated...

July 11, 2025 | Simone Weichselbaum |

Lying to America’s Kids about Israel

More propaganda may soon be coming to a school near you, thanks to some of the same groups that have already gotten calls for Israel’s destruction into K-12 curricula. Pro-Palestinian activists, who...

July 1, 2025 | Max Lesser |

FDD Connects Anti-Israel Network on Social Media to Iranian Website, Pro-Regime Actor

The “Iran Hayom” network posts anti-Israel propaganda, in Hebrew and English, across X, Instagram, TikTok, Telegram, and YouTube. Its name is a play on the widely read Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom,...

June 21, 2025 | Leah Siskind |

Iran Flails on the Battlefield but Touts Fake Victories Online 

By Leah Siskind A missile slowly streaking across the Tel Aviv skyline smashes into a 13-story residential building, which instantly collapses. A devastating attack that never happened. While signs...

June 20, 2025 | Max Lesser, Maria Riofrio

FDD Uncovers Large Iranian Network Impersonating Israelis on Social Media

An Iranian social media operation is instructing its audience how to use AI and create fake accounts on X where they pose as Israelis and post demoralizing messages in Hebrew...

June 12, 2025 | |

‘Much-Needed Closure’: IDF Recovers Two Hostages’ Bodies in Gaza Operation

Recovered Hostage Bodies: The IDF announced on June 11 that it had recovered the bodies of two Israeli hostages: Yair Yaakov, who was 59 at the time of his murder, and an additional...

June 6, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

From protest to terrorism: A well-trodden path

The question was never if the pro-Hamas movement that has disfigured our country would itself turn to violence ... but when.

March 24, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi, Joe Truzman

Gaza doctor widely quoted by major media outlets has deep Hamas ties

A Gaza-based doctor who is frequently quoted by major media outlets on the impacts of Hamas’s war with Israel has close familial ties to the terrorist group. Numerous family members of orthopedic surgeon...

March 20, 2025 | |

Turkey Cracks Down on Demonstrators Protesting Arrest of Istanbul Mayor

Arrests of Demonstrators: Turkish authorities arrested more than 100 protesters after thousands of Turkish citizens demonstrated throughout March 19 and March 20 against the politically...

March 11, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iran cracks down on armed nationalist group

In a rare escalation, four Iranian men took up arms against the Islamic Republic’s security forces during a standoff the dissents broadcast live on Instagram on March 8. The footage captures...

December 18, 2024 | Ari Ben Am |

Meta Dismantles Iranian and Hezbollah Influence Operations Targeting Israel

Meta’s Threat Disruption Center two weeks ago exposed influence operations backed by Iran and Hezbollah that targeted Israel, taking down several accounts on the company’s Instagram and Facebook platforms....

October 31, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

Spy surge: Tehran’s espionage strategy against Israel

The Islamic Republic has accelerated its intelligence operations in Israel, with at least five spy rings uncovered by Israel in October alone. Between October 14 and 31, authorities arrested some 20 individuals...

September 23, 2024 | Max Lesser, Mason Krusch

Meta Bans Russian State Media

Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads — banned several Russian state media outlets last week, including RT and Rossiya Segodnya, as part of its ongoing efforts to...

September 16, 2024 | David Adesnik |

How Israel Lost a Battle to Al Jazeera — and How It Must Do Better Next Time

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September 4, 2024 | |

Iran Summons Australian Ambassador for Instagram Post Celebrating LGBTQ+ Awareness Day

Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Australia’s ambassador to Tehran over an Instagram post by his embassy celebrating an LGBTQ+ awareness day, Iranian state media reported on September...

August 30, 2024 | Ben Cohen |

The Nazification of anti-Zionism

It’s designed to make audiences, aided by the ubiquitousness of social media, despise all Jews.

August 26, 2024 | |

Iranian Cyber-Spying Group Posed as Tech Support to Target U.S. Political Officials’ WhatsApp Accounts

Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram’s parent company, Meta, reported on August 23 that it blocked a small cluster of WhatsApp accounts used by Iranian cyber-attackers to target officials...

August 9, 2024 | Sinan Ciddi, Sophia Epley

Pro-Hamas Protesters in Turkey Call for Military Strikes Against Israel

Thousands of protestors took to the streets of Istanbul on August 3 to express their anger over the death of senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Iran on July 31. Emboldened by President...

August 2, 2024 | |

Turkey Holds ‘Day of Mourning’ to Commemorate Assassinated Hamas Leader

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz summoned the deputy ambassador of Turkey for a severe reprimand on August 2, after the Turkish flag at the country’s embassy in Tel Aviv was...

August 2, 2024 | |

Malaysian Prime Minister Slams Facebook for Removing Post Praising Haniyeh

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim strongly criticized Meta Platforms — the parent company of Instagram and Facebook — after his Facebook post mourning the assassination...