A surge in AI-generated content is flooding social media platforms with antisemitic imagery, conspiracy theories, and fabricated “historical evidence,” raising alarms among watchdog groups and Israeli officials who say the technology is accelerating the spread of old hatreds at a scale not previously possible. One organisation is working to combat this beast.
Researchers tracking online extremism report that generative AI tools are being used to mass-produce antisemitic memes, fake quotes attributed to Jewish leaders, and manipulated images depicting Jews in classic conspiratorial tropes. Unlike earlier waves of online hate, the content now appears polished, multilingual, and tailored to specific audiences, allowing it to spread rapidly across platforms including X, Telegram, and TikTok. Analysts note that AI systems can generate thousands of variations of the same message within minutes, overwhelming moderation systems and amplifying reach.
Security analysts in Israel point to a shift from organic hate speech to automated campaigns. Networks linked to extremist groups and state-backed actors are reportedly deploying AI tools to generate content at an industrial scale. In some cases, entirely fictitious “documents” are created, complete with forged seals and invented citations, designed to give credibility to antisemitic narratives. Experts warn that less-informed readers often cannot distinguish between authentic historical material and AI-generated fabrications.
The Anti-Defamation League and Israeli cyber units have documented a sharp rise in AI-generated Holocaust denial content. Fabricated “photographs” and rewritten testimonies are being circulated to undermine established historical records. This marks a new phase in denial efforts, shifting from crude rejection to sophisticated falsification. The danger is not only the content itself but the speed and volume at which it spreads.
Officials also report the use of AI chatbots trained on biased datasets that produce antisemitic responses when prompted. In some cases, users deliberately manipulate these systems to generate hateful outputs, which are then shared widely as screenshots, creating the impression that such views are mainstream or factual. The result is a feedback loop in which AI both produces and legitimizes antisemitism.
Israeli officials emphasize that countering AI-driven antisemitism requires both technological and legal responses. Efforts are underway to develop detection systems capable of identifying AI-generated content and tracing coordinated campaigns. At the same time, there is growing pressure on tech companies to take responsibility for how their tools are used.
The rise of AI has armed antisemitism. The scale, speed, and sophistication now on display mark a turning point. What was once the work of individuals can now be executed by machines, flooding the digital world with lies about the Jewish people.
Ahead of Yom HaShoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, CyberWell, a nonprofit that partners with social media platforms to combat Holocaust denial and antisemitism online, flags that Holocaust denial, distortion and justification continues to circulate widely across social media, with an important twist – increasingly, content is now generated by artificial intelligence and surges during periods of geopolitical crisis.
“Generative AI has dramatically lowered the barrier to producing and distributing antisemitic content,” said CyberWell Founder & CEO Tal-Or Cohen Montemayor. “What once required coordination, creativity, basic technical skills and time can now be created instantly and shared at scale. While many platforms already have Holocaust denial removal guidelines and techniques, the emergence of AI-generated content has challenged existing moderation mechanisms. Meanwhile, content creators are also using emojis, the guise of humor, and coded language to avoid detection.”
Generative AI systems, such as Sora AI, Suno AI and Veo3, are capable of producing text, images, video, audio and synthetic news-style media, changing the dynamics of online antisemitism. One trend that CyberWell identified was an AI-generated, Pixar-style trailer titled “Caust,” which trivializes the Holocaust by presenting it as child-friendly entertainment, glorifying Hitler, and mocking Holocaust victims. Other AI-produced content has glorified Nazi figures through coded language, animation and parody formats designed to evade detection.
Overall, CyberWell’s monitoring has identified a growing volume of AI-generated media that trivializes the Holocaust, glorifies Nazi figures or mocks victims. The content is frequently packaged as memes, parody videos, songs or stylized animation designed to evade automated moderation systems. The material denies, distorts and mocks the Holocaust and remains a persistent component of antisemitic content online, often paired with rhetoric that demonizes Jews.
“Content moderation efforts on social media platforms need to adjust to meet the scaling use and abuse of generative AI platforms. This includes expanding integrated partnerships with organizations and technologies that have contextual and subject matter expertise,” Cohen Montemayor added. “Integrating partnerships more deeply can support scalable and effective digital policy enforcement.”
CyberWell’s monitoring also shows how quickly Holocaust-related rhetoric can spike during geopolitical crises. During the joint US/Israel war against the Islamic Republic Guard Corps regime, posts containing “Hitler was right” surged dramatically on X, according to social listening tools utilized by CyberWell. In the six months prior to the conflict, the phrase averaged 669 posts per day. However, since the start of the war, February 28th, 2026, usage jumped to a daily average of 847 posts, reflecting a 26 percent increase. The peak occurred on March 1, the first full day of the war, with 3,843 posts, marking a 474 percent increase compared to the prior daily average.
Earlier this year, CyberWell documented broader trends in Holocaust-related hate speech in its 2025 annual report on online antisemitism. The research found that Holocaust denial, distortion and mockery remain recurring themes across major social media platforms despite improvements in enforcement against explicit violations. It also noted that antisemitic actors increasingly rely on coded language, irony, and stylized digital media to evade detection.
“On Yom HaShoah, remembrance must be matched with vigilance,” Cohen Montemayor said. “As technology evolves and manipulated content becomes increasingly believable, platforms must ensure their policies and enforcement infrastructure address the ways this hatred adapts and spreads in the digital age.”
CyberWell is an independent, tech-based nonprofit combating the spread of antisemitism online, operating globally. Its AI-technologies monitor social media in English and Arabic for posts that promulgate antisemitism, Holocaust denial and promote violence against Jews and their allies based on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. Its analysts review and report this content to platform moderators while indexing all verified posts in the first-ever open database of antisemitic social media posts, cataloguing it openly for transparency at app.cyberwell.org. Through partnerships, education and real-time alerts, CyberWell partners with social media platforms and digital service companies to help them enforce their policies more effectively, promoting proactive steps against online Jew- hate. For more information, visit: https://cyberwell.org/.
