Arab alliance accuses Netanyahu of using fake image to exaggerate voter turnout

The Joint List, an alliance of three Arab parties in Israel, accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday of using a fake image generated by artificial intelligence to exaggerate Arab voter turnout in parliamentary elections, Anadolu reports. Arab lawmaker Ahmad Tibi also challenged Netanyahu’s claims, saying turnout in Jewish towns remained significantly higher than in Arab communities. Netanyahu posted an image on the US social media platform X showing people outside a polling station, claiming it depicted Arab voters in the southern city of Rahat. “This is what is happening today in Rahat. You cannot stay home; go out immediately and vote Likud. We are fighting for our homeland,” he wrote. The premier also shared a photograph of Tibi standing […]
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- October 27, 2026
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