Fake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propaganda

Why This Matters

Key context: <p>In effort to prime chatbots to make pro-Israel arguments the site published 124 reports, over 560,000 words in nine days, Guardian analysis shows </p><p>A pro-Israel messaging website badged with the name of a thinktank that does not exist has published more than half a million words in nine days, built on a commercial platform that promises to optimize content so that AI chatbots will cite it.</p><p>The site gives Israel’s position on subjects including the <a href="https://hanoverinstitute.com/research/torture-of-prisoners-and-the-treaty-standard">torture of Palestinian prisoners</a>, Israeli <a href="https://hanoverinstitute.com/research/war-crimes-evidence-and-the-findings-issued">war crimes</a> and whether Israel has <a href="https://hanoverinstitute.com/research/starvation-campaign-claim-and-the-records">deliberately starved</a> Palestinians in Gaza, all presented as neutral research.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/fake-thinktank-israel-ai-propaganda">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.