Winter changes policy: from warnings to a wave of lawsuits against distributors of "fake news"

The party Amcha Yisrael, led by Ofer Winter, announced a wave of lawsuits against distributors of false information, following a publication claiming that Winter agreed to the appointment of Yair Golan as Minister of Internal Security. The party denies the statement and has taken action against the online activist Dudu Azulai.

The party Amcha Yisrael, led by Ofer Winter, announced today (Friday) a policy change: instead of warnings, the party is launching a wave of lawsuits against distributors of false information. The background to this is publications on social networks, in which Winter was attributed with the statement that "I have no problem with Yair Golan being Minister of Internal Security in our government." The party strongly denies that these words were said. Among the first targets: the online activist Dudu Azulai, who received a warning letter demanding that he delete the publication and publish an apology. The party relies on an investigation published last week, which it claims revealed a network of more than 100 bots that operated against Winter. The party threatens: "Whoever echoes lies will get hit."