Investigation exposes major disinformation campaign originating from Israel targeting European politics

A research study titled "Manufacturing the Great Replacement," conducted by Northwestern University scholars Sohan Dsouza and Marc Owen Jones, has uncovered an extensive influence operation directed from Israel. This campaign, designed to promote far-right ideologies in France and across Europe, reached approximately 830 million people in 30 countries with a budget exceeding $10 million. Technical evidence, including Israeli-based IP addresses and video metadata matching Israeli time zones, suggests the campaign's origin. The operation systematically spread fear regarding the "Islamization of Europe" during electoral cycles, such as the 2024 French legislative elections. Despite platform interventions, the campaign consistently renewed its presence online. While these findings document clear foreign interference, certain French far-right figures continue to baselessly accuse Algeria of meddling in domestic social affairs, effectively ignoring the well-documented influence campaign linked to Israel.