Morning Edition · Wednesday, August 5, 2026Published at 1:32 AM EDT · New York
Reporting Says Israel Paid $46.5 Million for a Campaign Aimed at What Chatbots Say About Gaza
Drop Site News reports that a firm run by Brad Parscale, who managed Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, built websites with minimal human readership whose purpose is to be retrieved and cited by AI assistants.
Drop Site News reported that Clock Tower X, the digital marketing firm run by Brad Parscale, who managed Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and part of his 2020 campaign, holds a $46.5 million contract tied to the Israeli government'…
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