A network of inauthentic social media accounts, assessed by researchers as most likely operated by an Israeli government entity or contractor, spent months deploying AI-generated deepfakes and fabricated personas to incite Iranians into revolting against their government.
The operation, codenamed PRISONBREAK by researchers at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, was documented in a report published on 2 October 2025 and co-authored with Darren Linvill of Clemson University.
