For years, Americans have been told that foreign governments meddling in U.S. politics is one of the greatest threats to democracy. So what happens when a foreign government openly spends millions of dollars trying to shape American public opinion?
According to newly disclosed foreign lobbying records, Israel funneled more than $15 million through a company run by former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale as part of a major influence operation aimed at Americans.
Parscale’s firm was hired to help push pro-Israel messaging through conservative media channels and digital campaigns. The filings show that millions of dollars were then distributed to political consultants, media strategists, advertising firms, and technology companies connected to some of Parscale’s closest Republican allies.
Why was Parscale so heavily involved in promoting Israel’s interests? According to public filings, he was working as a registered foreign agent on behalf of the Israeli government.
One company was said to have received nearly $5 million for media placement, polling, and consulting, while another received roughly $6 million to power AI-driven text-messaging campaigns targeting Americans. These chatbot systems were designed to hold personalized conversations, steer users toward pro-Israel content, and collect data from those interactions.
A foreign government isn’t just buying advertisements. It’s funding sophisticated AI campaigns and political messaging operations designed to shape how Americans think.
Israel’s reach extends far beyond digital campaigns, though. We recently saw another example in the race that unseated former Congressman Thomas Massie, whose opponent received millions of dollars in support from pro-Israel PACs.
It makes you wonder why Americans are constantly warned about foreign influence campaigns unless, of course, the foreign government doing the influencing happens to be Israel.
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