Israel Deploys a Fabricated Think Tank to Manipulate AI Chatbots

Israel launched a covert operation that built a bogus think‑tank website and populated it with pro‑Israeli commentary. The goal was to seed large‑language‑model training data and prompt‑time retrieval with content tha…

The fake institute, named the Institute for Strategic Analysis (ISA), was registered in early 2024 under a shell company. Its homepage mimics the design of legitimate policy research centers, complete with staff bios,…

Technical Mechanics of the Influence Campaign