Report links massive anti-Muslim, anti-Qatar influence operation to Israel
Academics say ads promoting anti-Muslim, anti-migrant, racist and anti-Qatar views had at least 533 million exposures across 30 countries; operation likely cost more than $11 million
An academic report published Thursday detailed a three-year, paid-for influence operation that promoted racist, Islamophobic and anti-Qatar views, saying evidence suggested with moderate to high confidence that the operation was launched from within Israel. The investigation uncovered at least 533 million exposures of social media advertisements across 30 countries; the operation likely cost more than $11 million.