Israel-Linked Disinformation Campaign Targets Muslims Globally

• •An estimated $8.2 million was spent on anti-Muslim disinformation across 30+ countries.
• •The campaign generated approximately 800 million advertising exposures from October 2023 to October 2026.
• •Researchers linked the operation to entities in Israel but could not confirm direct government involvement.

A report titled 'Manufacturing The Great Replacement' reveals an influence operation linked to entities based in Israel, which spent approximately $8.2 million promoting anti-Muslim conspiracy theories from October 2023 to October 2026. The campaign generated around 800 million advertising exposures across over 30 countries, including Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East. Researchers Marc Owen Jones and Sohan Dsouza characterized it as one of the largest disinformation campaigns documented. One specific campaign, 'Grand Theft Qatar', falsely depicted Emiratis acquiring European properties to convert them into mosques. While the operation's entities are traced to Israel, researchers caution that they cannot definitively attribute it to the Israeli government. Following enforcement actions by Meta in May 2024, the operation resurfaced later that year and shifted to Brazilian corporate entities. The researchers advocate for stronger regulations on social media advertising to combat such coordinated influence campaigns.