Claim
A new investigation traced a large anti-Muslim propaganda campaign targeting Britain back to Israel
Attributed to academics conducting the investigation, as reported by Middle East Eye
Evidence
A search found the Middle East Eye article itself, titled "Anti-Muslim influence campaign targeting UK traced back to Israel". It reports that academics Marc Owen Jones and Sohan Dsouza traced editing work for the campaign to a fixed-line internet address in Israel. Shafaqna English repeats the story and says the academics' write-up was published by The Nerve. MEE also states there is no evidence the Israeli government was involved. I did not find any Reuters, AFP, Bellingcat or EUvsDisinfo fact-check of the investigation. I also found no independent outlet confirming its findings. I did not open the original The Nerve article.
Archived copy of the evidence (Wayback Machine)Assessment
The claim accurately reflects what Middle East Eye reported about the Jones and Dsouza investigation. However, I found no independent corroboration or fact-check of the underlying findings. The 'traced back to Israel' wording also overstates the evidence, which points to an internet address in Israel and not to the Israeli state.
Confidence
Little or no independent corroboration was found - this reflects the current state of public evidence, not a guess.
Timeline
Nov 10, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC
UnverifiedInitial assessment.
First observed Nov 10, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC · Last reviewed Nov 10, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC