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An AI-generated Instagram account portraying an Orthodox-looking rabbi is pushing anti-Semitic conspiracy theories to its more than 1.4 million low-information followers. It is not the only one. A study published this week about anti-Semitic content on the social media platform has found precisely this pattern.
An account called “Rabbi Goldman” “uses fake, AI-created authority figures to spread hate” in “a troubling and growing tactic,” according to the report published on Wednesday by the Combat Antisemitism Movement.
The 12-page report, titled “Engineered Exposure: How Antisemitic Content Is Pushed and Amplified to Millions Across Instagram,” documents 100 posts that researchers described as anti-Semitic. These were pushed directly to Instagram accounts over a 96-hour period from March 19 to 22 of this year.
These posts, actively suggested by the platform’s recommendation systems, generated more than 5.3 million likes and 3.8 million shares, with an estimated reach of 150 to 280 million users, according to the report, indicating the enormous extent to the level of gullibility that exists in this country.
The Combat Antisemitism Movement defined anti-Semitic posts as ones that invoke conspiracy theories, such as Jews controlling the media or manipulating global conflicts, and posts that claim Jews, often referred to as “Zionists,” are linked to demonic forces or satanic imagery.
The 12-page report, titled “Engineered Exposure: How Antisemitic Content Is Pushed and Amplified to Millions Across Instagram,” documents 100 posts that researchers described as anti-Semitic. These were pushed directly to Instagram accounts over a 96-hour period from March 19 to 22 of this year.
These posts, actively suggested by the platform’s recommendation systems, generated more than 5.3 million likes and 3.8 million shares, with an estimated reach of 150 to 280 million users, according to the report, indicating the enormous extent to the level of gullibility that exists in this country.
The Combat Antisemitism Movement defined anti-Semitic posts as ones that invoke conspiracy theories, such as Jews controlling the media or manipulating global conflicts, and posts that claim Jews, often referred to as “Zionists,” are linked to demonic forces or satanic imagery.
All of these motifs have been used historically to justify anti-Semitic violence, much like certain religious scripture in a religion that attempts to pass itself off as a religion of peace,
The report raises particular concern around the creation of “closed content environments,” in which users are repeatedly fed similar anti-Semitic themes, with little or no countervailing content. “This type of algorithmic clustering reaffirms dangerous beliefs, contributing to a process of radicalization that can have lethal real-world consequences,” the report states. Researchers identified a dozen AI-generated “rabbis” with a combined following of 2.1 million Instagram users, all of which promote classic antisemitic stereotypes.
The “Rabbi Goldman” account features many of these, including one video in which the “rabbi,” wearing a tuxedo and seemingly seated in a luxury airplane, claims that Jews utilize empty private jets to evade taxes. Anyone who actually believes this garbage is either a moron or an anti-Semite or both, since most anti-Semites are not very bright.
The report raises particular concern around the creation of “closed content environments,” in which users are repeatedly fed similar anti-Semitic themes, with little or no countervailing content. “This type of algorithmic clustering reaffirms dangerous beliefs, contributing to a process of radicalization that can have lethal real-world consequences,” the report states. Researchers identified a dozen AI-generated “rabbis” with a combined following of 2.1 million Instagram users, all of which promote classic antisemitic stereotypes.
The “Rabbi Goldman” account features many of these, including one video in which the “rabbi,” wearing a tuxedo and seemingly seated in a luxury airplane, claims that Jews utilize empty private jets to evade taxes. Anyone who actually believes this garbage is either a moron or an anti-Semite or both, since most anti-Semites are not very bright.
The community note attached to the clip reads, “This is an AI generated rabbi who is trying to scam you by selling a fake 9$ get rich handbook. This account is ran by scammers based in south India.”
Meta, which is the parent company of Instagram as well as Facebook and WhatsApp, did not respond to a request for comment from Jewish Insider about the report’s findings, but as you may know, Meta has its own problems of late.
“Simply put, this is evidence of a broad systemic failure on the part of Instagram and Meta,” Sacha Roytman, the CEO of the Combat Antisemitism Movement, said in a statement. “When a platform actively recommends content that dehumanizes Jews to mass audiences, we are no longer talking about a simple oversight or a mistake in the algorithmic design. We are talking about infrastructure that normalizes hatred at scale that must be addressed immediately.”
“The Combat Antisemitism Movement is calling on Meta to go beyond basic enforcement and take real responsibility. What’s been uncovered here must be taken seriously. This isn’t a fringe problem. Rather, it points to a broader, systemic issue with global reach, shaping how millions of people encounter and engage with antisemitic ideas in 2026,” the report states.
Last year, Meta received pushback from Jewish leaders when it introduced a new community-driven fact-checking system, ending its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with a system modeled after the community notes feature on Elon Musk’s X. Some Jewish leaders expressed concern that the move would “open the floodgates to content” that could target Jewish communities and individuals, and called the decision a “step back” in the fight against rising antisemitism.
The dangerous implications of social media have extended beyond the Jewish community. On Wednesday a jury in Los Angeles ruled that Meta, as well as Google, are liable for creating addictive products that caused a teenager’s depression and anxiety. The verdict marks the first time juries have decided that tech companies are at least partially liable for distress both online and offline.
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Meta, which is the parent company of Instagram as well as Facebook and WhatsApp, did not respond to a request for comment from Jewish Insider about the report’s findings, but as you may know, Meta has its own problems of late.
“Simply put, this is evidence of a broad systemic failure on the part of Instagram and Meta,” Sacha Roytman, the CEO of the Combat Antisemitism Movement, said in a statement. “When a platform actively recommends content that dehumanizes Jews to mass audiences, we are no longer talking about a simple oversight or a mistake in the algorithmic design. We are talking about infrastructure that normalizes hatred at scale that must be addressed immediately.”
“The Combat Antisemitism Movement is calling on Meta to go beyond basic enforcement and take real responsibility. What’s been uncovered here must be taken seriously. This isn’t a fringe problem. Rather, it points to a broader, systemic issue with global reach, shaping how millions of people encounter and engage with antisemitic ideas in 2026,” the report states.
Last year, Meta received pushback from Jewish leaders when it introduced a new community-driven fact-checking system, ending its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with a system modeled after the community notes feature on Elon Musk’s X. Some Jewish leaders expressed concern that the move would “open the floodgates to content” that could target Jewish communities and individuals, and called the decision a “step back” in the fight against rising antisemitism.
The dangerous implications of social media have extended beyond the Jewish community. On Wednesday a jury in Los Angeles ruled that Meta, as well as Google, are liable for creating addictive products that caused a teenager’s depression and anxiety. The verdict marks the first time juries have decided that tech companies are at least partially liable for distress both online and offline.
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