TikTokers Are Being Paid by Israel to Make the WORST Propaganda You’ll Ever See | 10/2/25

TikTokers Are Being Paid by Israel to Make the WORST Propaganda You'll Ever See - Mike Figueredo Summary:

- 0:00-0:48 - Opens with Xavier Duso's genocide-denying propaganda video filmed in Gaza, claiming abundant food/aid exists and blaming Hamas for hoarding supplies while absolving Israel of responsibility for starvation

- 0:48-1:42 - Reveals Duso was one of multiple right-wing MAGA influencers on Israel government-sponsored trips to film at aid distribution centers and downplay deliberate mass starvation of Palestinians in Gaza

- 1:42-2:41 - Israel courting MAGA influencers because young Republicans (like young Democrats) are turning against Israel; Netanyahu appearing on right-wing podcasts, meeting with conservative podcasters including Tim Pool, and ADL deleting lists of extremist groups

- 2:41-3:25 - According to documents obtained through Foreign Registration Act: Israel paying 14-18 influencers $6,000-$7,000 per post on Instagram/TikTok, expecting 75-90 posts between June-September (totaling potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars)

- 3:25-4:14 - Bridge Partners (working for Israel) calling the campaign "Esther Project" - similar name to Heritage Foundation's "Project Esther" designed to crush Palestinian solidarity movement in US

- 4:14-4:51 - Clip of Netanyahu telling Charlie Kirk protege about fighting back with "our influencers" against "woke reich" criticism, admitting foreign government conducting influence operation on Americans

- 4:51-6:11 - Despite US giving Israel billions in tax dollars annually (while Americans lack free healthcare and subsidized education like Israelis have), Israel uses resources to fund propaganda campaigns to brainwash Americans into supporting their genocide

- 6:11-7:18 - List of suspected paid influencers includes: Emily Austin, Xavier Duso, Cam Higby, CJ Pearson, Kristen Juan - attended either Israel 365 trip, Bill Ackman's Hamptons retreat, or Netanyahu's influencer event

- 7:18-8:28 - Kristen Juan claims Bill Ackman's Hamptons event wasn't "marching orders" but merely debate among influencers, though she admits noticing many pro-Israel influencers present

- 9:06-10:51 - Xavier Duso admits Israel 365 arranged trip, paid for his flight and partial hotel costs with grant money, but denies receiving direct payment - claims he wasn't "forced" to make content despite filming propaganda there

- 10:51-11:42 - Host responds: The discounted vacation WAS the payment - influence peddling works through implied expectations, not explicit demands; all influencers filmed same style videos at aid distribution centers

- 11:54-14:47 - Shows compilation of Xavier Duso's propaganda TikToks: mocking Palestinians, celebrating Jewish success, denying starvation (claiming sick child has cerebral palsy not starvation), admitting he'd accept AIPAC payment if offered

- 14:47-15:51 - Host condemns the "evil yet cringeworthy" propaganda, noting Duso has video titled "Foreign bots are dividing our country" while literally being part of foreign influence campaign himself

- 15:51-16:53 - Warning: Pam Bondi ended Foreign Agents Registration Act task force on first day as AG, emboldening foreign influence campaigns; Oracle CEO Larry Ellison (pro-Israel) may soon control TikTok's algorithm, potentially boosting pro-Israel propagandists like Duso

- 16:53-17:31 - Concludes that Israel's desperation to pay influencers shows they're losing; whether paid or not, anyone defending well-documented 2-year genocide is "disgusting" and should be blocked; world will soon unanimously agree genocide is occurring
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Original Source Attribution:

'MAGA TikTokers Are Being Paid by Israel to Make the WORST Propaganda You’ll Ever See' | The Humanist Report | Oct 2, 2025 | https://youtu.be/awM9hmjYCX0?si=-lIbFvDklKtnU6Rc

Pro-Trump influencers are cashing in by selling out to a foreign government. Responsible Statecraft reports that right-wing influencers are making an estimated $6,000 to $7,000 for every pro-Israel post they make on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. It’s part of a larger effort by the Israeli government to shore up support among the GOP’s base, which is becoming increasingly hostile towards Israel. In this video we’ll look at some of the embarrassingly cringeworthy content these hacks may have gotten paid for and talk about the implications of this propaganda campaign.

Sources:
Jewish Insider - https://jewishinsider.com/2025/04/net...
Mediaite - https://www.mediaite.com/politics/adl...
Axios - https://www.axios.com/2025/08/14/isra...
Responsible Statecraft - https://responsiblestatecraft.org/isr...
Truthout - https://truthout.org/articles/project...
GenXGirl (Twitter) - https://x.com/GenXGirl1994/status/197...
NBC News - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/nati...
NPR - https://www.npr.org/2024/09/05/nx-s1-...
The New Republic - https://newrepublic.com/post/201194/l...
Jewish Insider - https://jewishinsider.com/2025/09/tik...
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