As Israel faces Iranian attacks, a parallel information battle is unfolding on Telegram channels operating from Armenia, where posts this week have circulated false claims of sweeping Iranian “successes” against Israel and the United States.
A review of posts across several of the channels shows a steady stream of unverified and, in some cases, false reports. Among them are claims of a “direct hit” on a Glilot base linked to the Mossad; posts alleging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials were “eliminated”; purported strikes on the US Incirlik base in Turkey; supposed heavy Israeli casualties; a US warship allegedly hit by an Iranian missile; and the “complete destruction” of a US base in Kuwait.
The storyline is consistent from one post to the next: Iran is winning, Israel is losing.
In some cases, the disinformation is accompanied by explicit antisemitic language. One account, “Armenian Radical,” whose symbol includes imagery associated with Nazi Germany, has posted slurs against Jews, including use of the derogatory term “zhids,” alongside praise for Iran’s air defenses.
The same channels also echo claims circulating online that attempt to tie Israel and world Jewry to what is described as the Epstein Files, referencing the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell affair. In one clip circulated across multiple Armenian-based channels, an Iranian official is quoted on state television as saying Iran is fighting people who “either rape children or...
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