Manipulators - Conservative Groups
2010
2023-03-17 Project Veritas is a far-right group started by James O’Keefe. They are notorious for going undercover to produce gotcha video material of their political and media foes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Veritas
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/us/politics/project-veritas-ilhan-omar.html
https://time.com/4536212/james-okeefe-project-veritas-video-democrats/
2023 October
2023-10-01 At least since the Gaza war, Israel reportedly launched a multi-million-dollar global propaganda campaign, paying influencers to say positive things about Israel, and funding tours for MAGA and pro-Trump influencers. In November 2025 FARA (Foreign Agents Registration Act) filed complaints against the Israeli government.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-influencers/
2024 October
2024-10-07 Pro Israel groups including Canary Mission peddled conspiracies on social media that Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil helped plan Hamas attacks. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also alleged Khalil distributed fliers with a Hamas logo. On March 8 2025 the Trump administration arrested him and shipped him to Louisiana.
2024-10-07 The Heritage Foundation developed Project Esther to “help combat antisemitism”, but some believe the façade of antisemitism is covering up the true attempt to crack down on activism, create censorship, control speech, and an effort to diminish humanitarian rights.
https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/whats-project-esther/
https://ca.cair.com/updates/project-esther-a-dangerous-blueprint-for-censoring-palestine/
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/report/project-esther-national-strategy-combat-antisemitism