The Digitalization of Disinformation: Israel’s Washing Strategy Within the Context of Hasbara

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 23, 74 - 103, 31.01.2025

Mustafa Böyük , Sefer Kalaman

https://doi.org/10.37679/trta.1561653

Öz

In the research, it is aimed to reveal how and what kind of disinformation is produced against Palestine with the content produced by Israel on the axis of Israel's attacks on Palestine. Another aim of the study is to determine which washing strategies Israel uses within the framework of the Hasbara strategy used to justify itself and manipulate the truth by sharing news containing disinformation. The research, in which qualitative research method was used, was designed according to the case study design. The data of the study were obtained from the Palestine special disinformation report prepared by the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye Presidency of Communications against the national and international disinformation campaigns carried out during Israel's attacks on Palestine. Among the 160 news items in the report, 155 news items containing disinformation produced by Israel against Palestine were included in the study. The research data were analysed by content analysis technique. According to the results obtained from the research, in the news items containing disinformation produced and circulated by Israel against Palestinians, the most common types of news were fabrication, manipulation and false association. In addition, whitewashing, bluewashing, carewashing and crisiswashing strategies were mostly used in the disinformation-containing news produced by Israel.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Disinformation, Washing Strategy, Media, Digitalization, Hasbara

Dezenformasyonun Dijitalleşmesi: Hasbara Çerçevesinde İsrail’in Washing Stratejisi

Öz

Araştırmada, İsrail’in Filistin’e yönelik saldırıları ekseninde İsrail kaynaklı üretilen içeriklerle Filistin’e karşı nasıl ve hangi tür dezenformasyon üretildiğini ortaya çıkarmak amaçlanmıştır. İsrail’in dezenformasyon içeren haberleri paylaşarak kendisini aklamak ve gerçeği manipüle etmek için kullandığı Hasbara stratejisi çerçevesinde hangi washing stratejilerini kullandığını tespit etmek çalışmanın bir diğer amacını oluşturmaktadır. Nitel araştırma yönteminin kullanıldığı araştırma, durum çalışması desenine göre tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmanın verileri, T.C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı İletişim Başkanlığı’nın İsrail’in Filistin’e karşı işgalci saldırıları sürecinde yürütülen ulusal ve uluslararası dezenformasyon kampanyalarına karşı hazırlanan Filistin özel dezenformasyon raporundan elde edilmiştir. Raporda yer alan 160 haberden, İsrail’in Filistin’e karşı ürettiği dezenformasyon içeren 155 haber araştırmaya dahil edilmiştir. Araştırma verileri, içerik analizi tekniği ile incelenmiştir. Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlara göre, İsrail’in Filistinlilere karşı ürettiği ve dolaşıma soktuğu dezenformasyon içeren haberlerde en fazla uydurma, manipülasyon ve hatalı ilişkilendirme türünde haberler yapılmıştır. Bununla birlikte, İsrail tarafından yapılan dezenformasyon içerikli haberlerde en fazla whitewashing, bluewashing, carewashing ve crisiswashing stratejileri kullanılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Dezenformasyon, Washing Stratejisi, Medya, Dijitalleşme, Hasbara

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