FakeReporter

FakeReporter (Hebrew: פייק ריפורטר) is an Israeli disinformation watchdog group founded in 2020 by Achiya Schatz.

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FakeReporter
Formation	2020
Founder	Achiya Schatz
Official language	English, Hebrew
CEO	Achiya Schatz^[1]
Key people	Roi Soussan (director of public affairs)^[2]
Website	fakereporter.net

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FakeReporter was started in 2020 by Achiya Schatz with five friends.^[3] Schatz previously worked as a soldier for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and as the spokesman for Breaking the Silence, an Israeli NGO publishing testimony by IDF members about Israel's conduct in the Israeli-occupied territories.^[4] In 2020, Schatz participated in protests against Israeli government corruption.^[3]

In 2021, FakeReporter reported on an Iranian disinformation campaign where Iranian agents infiltrated online spaces on WhatsApp and Telegram used by Israeli activists.^[5]

FakeReporter has debunked online misinformation in the Gaza war, including footage falsely claimed to show Israeli children in cages in Gaza and claims that Israel had faked its own civilians' deaths in the Nova music festival massacre.^[4]^[3] In 2024, FakeReporter reported on a network of fake social media accounts promoting Israeli government accusations that UNRWA is working with Hamas^[6] and a disinformation campaign by Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs that targeted American lawmakers with pro-Israel messaging.^[7]^[8]

During the 2025 Iran–Israel war, FakeReporter uncovered an Iranian influence network of 3,000 Twitter accounts posing as Israelis expressing opposition to the war and blaming Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.^[2]

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As of 2023, FakeReporter had 15 full-time members, with over 3,000 volunteers who flag images and videos suspected of being false and misleading. Trained experts then analyse the posts to determine if they are fake.^[4] In 2024, the group started accepting reports in Arabic.^[3]

In 2021, FakeReporter started relying on grants and donations to help fund its work.^[3] FakeReporter receives funding from the New Israel Fund.^[9]

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