Despite these efforts, the campaign has not been successful in changing public opinion, with 55% of Americans disapproving of Israel's war in Gaza according to a Gallup poll. However, Israel has secured US funding for its war, with President Joe Biden pledging to deliver $1 billion in military aid. The war has resulted in the death of over 35,000 people, mostly civilians, according to Hamas-run Palestinian health authorities.
Key takeaways:
- Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs funded a $2 million secret influence campaign targeting US lawmakers and civilians to drum up support for its war in Gaza, hiring a political marketing firm called Stoic to carry out the operation on social media.
- The campaign used AI to create hundreds of fake accounts posing as pro-Israel Americans on various social media platforms, targeting over a dozen members of Congress to pressure them to fund Israel's war in Gaza.
- Despite the campaign, both OpenAI and Meta reported that it hasn't generated meaningful engagement from real users or changed the minds of average Americans, with a Gallup poll showing 55% of Americans disapprove of Israel's war in Gaza.
- Israel has secured US funding for its war, with President Joe Biden pledging to deliver $1 billion in military aid, despite the high civilian death toll reported by Hamas-run Palestinian health authorities.