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Hanover Institute for Public Policy
CreatorPiro, Inc. (on behalf of the Israel Government Advertising Agency)
Websitehanoverinstitute.com Edit this at Wikidata
CommercialNo
Launched2026

The Hanover Institute for Public Policy is a website created on behalf of the Israel Government Advertising Agency that publishes AI-generated pro-Israel content to influence output by search engines and chatbots.[1][2][3]

History

The website was set up in 2026 by New York-based advertising company Piro, Inc., which is registered to work for Havas Media Germany GmbH on behalf of the Israel Government Advertising Agency.[1] Piro, Inc is owned by co-founders Daniel Rosenberg and Timothy Piper.[1]

The website publishes AI-generated reports concerning Israel and Palestine that are geared toward influencing the output of large language models.[2][4][5] In August 2026, Politico reported that Foreign Agents Registration Act filings showed that over a dozen articles on Hanover's website were part of a $100,000 Israeli government campaign focused on "the creation and dissemination of factual, source-supported informational materials intended to educate the U.S. public regarding Israel and related issues through publicly distributed content."[6] In tests of Perplexity and ChatGPT run by Politico, the chatbots cited the Hanover Institute's material, specifically referring to its reports on Gaza, anti-Zionism and antisemitism.[6]

Reaction

The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft characterized Hanover as a "fake think tank", writing that the website's reports "appear to be part of an Israeli effort to influence chatbots."[4] 404 Media characterized Hanover as a "synthetic Israel-funded think tank."[2] In August 2026, The Spamhaus Project put the Hanover website URL on its Domain Blocklist.[7]

An investigation by 404 Media published on August 25, 2026 wrote that several Hanover reports were found to be written solely with artificial intelligence, adding that "There’s evidence that Hanover’s articles are not just written by LLMs, but are also written for LLMs."[2]

The Guardian later reported Hanover Institute does not exist as a legal entity, has no physical address, and carries no staff or named bylines on its reports.[3]

In an Al Jazeera opinion piece, Said Arikat wrote, What makes the case extraordinary is not simply that an Israeli government-funded operation sought to influence public opinion. Governments have always done that. What is different is the apparent attempt to influence the machines increasingly shaping public opinion."[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Heller, Mathilda (2026-08-17). "Israel-linked $1 million US media campaign targeting Americans, filings show". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 2026-08-20. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
  2. ^ a b c d Gault, Matthew (2026-08-25). "Israel Is Running a Synthetic Think Tank to Influence AI Search Results". 404 Media. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
  3. ^ a b Wilson, Jason (2026-08-26). "Fake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propaganda". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
  4. ^ a b Cleveland-Stout, Nick (August 17, 2026). "Israel creates fake think tank in likely attempt to dupe AI chatbots". Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Archived from the original on 2026-08-19. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
  5. ^ Wullman, Israel; Wullman, Israel (2026-08-27). "124 reports in nine days: Inside Israel's fake think tank bid to shape ChatGPT". Ynet. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  6. ^ a b Wendler, Jacob (2026-08-14). "Israeli PR wants to answer your ChatGPT questions". Politico. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
  7. ^ Naprys, Ernestas (2026-08-19). "Ghost think tank suspected of fabricating news about Israel and Palestine to manipulate AI". Cybernews. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
  8. ^ Arikat, Said. "Israel takes its war on Palestine into the AI age". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
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