Twisted information, an army of avatars, hacking of high-ranking officials: the second part of #StoryKillers pulls back the curtain on "Team Jorge", a shadowy ”black ops” entity that worked with Cambridge Analytica.
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For over 6 months, more than 100 journalists coordinated by @FbdnStories pored over secret recordings obtained by undercover reporters: @InvestigationRF, @TheMarker, @haaretzcom.
In these videos, "Team Jorge" offered a catalogue of services, including influence operations, bot creation and hacking campaigns.
We identified dozens of clients, suggesting their work with Cambridge Analytica was just the tip of the iceberg.
We identified dozens of clients, suggesting their work with Cambridge Analytica was just the tip of the iceberg.
In February 2023, the French press reported on an internal investigation within the popular TV channel @BFMTV, after journalist @RachidMBarki was accused of spreading fake news.
This scandal, it turns out, has everything to do with “Team Jorge”, #StoryKillers journalists found.
This scandal, it turns out, has everything to do with “Team Jorge”, #StoryKillers journalists found.
The Israeli company developed a tool called AIMS: an automated platform to create avatars on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Amazon, Bitcoin…
Unknown until now, AIMS managed over 30,000 avatars according to “Jorge”.
Unknown until now, AIMS managed over 30,000 avatars according to “Jorge”.
We witnessed “Team Jorge” use the tool to launch a hashtag campaign about social media’s favorite flightless bird: Emmanuel the emu (@hiitaylorblake).
The aim: spread a rumor Emmanuel had died through the #RIP_Emmanuel campaign. Jorge told us the campaign reached 7.5M views.
The aim: spread a rumor Emmanuel had died through the #RIP_Emmanuel campaign. Jorge told us the campaign reached 7.5M views.
“Team Jorge” didn’t stop at influence. “We're on the inside," the black ops team repeated showing how he infiltrated messaging systems.
In this case, the targets were close advisors to @WilliamsRuto, the Kenyan president. Hacking is also part of the catalogue.
In this case, the targets were close advisors to @WilliamsRuto, the Kenyan president. Hacking is also part of the catalogue.
You might be wondering: Who are they?
#StoryKillers reveals the identity of Jorge, whose real name is Tal Hanan, a former Israeli special forces officer who surrounds himself with former Israeli intelligence officers and spin doctors.
He denied "any wrong doing".
#StoryKillers reveals the identity of Jorge, whose real name is Tal Hanan, a former Israeli special forces officer who surrounds himself with former Israeli intelligence officers and spin doctors.
He denied "any wrong doing".
Read the article written by @Cecileski and all #StoryKillers stories here.
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