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The Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) by CAM released a new report on Tuesday exposing a coordinated network of fake AI-generated “rabbis” disseminating antisemitic tropes across TikTok.
ARC researchers uncovered 49 TikTok accounts featuring such “rabbis.” Together, these accounts have amassed a following of more than 950,000 users and generated over 10,000,000 likes.
Read the full ARC report, “AI-Generated ‘Rabbi’ Accounts on TikTok Disseminating Antisemitic Tropes,” HERE.
An in-depth content analysis of four of these accounts — @rabbirothstein @rabingoldmaan @rabbistirberg, and @rabbi_silverstein — revealed common narrative arcs and shared linguistic patterns recasting longstanding antisemitic tropes as self-admitted truths from authoritative Jewish religious figures.
The danger is clear. By masquerading as authentic Jewish voices, these “rabbis” erode trust, normalize hatred, and incite real-world violence targeting Jews. By amplifying this content to young, impressionable audiences, TikTok is complicit in accelerating radicalization in an era when AI is making disinformation increasingly difficult to detect.
In light of the findings, CAM is calling on TikTok to immediately invest in AI detection tools specifically trained to identify synthetic religious impersonation, implement guidelines to ensure traffic is not actively directed to such accounts, and launch a public awareness campaign highlighting how to spot AI-generated propaganda.
Similarly, the ARC recently drew attention to a network of more than 70 AI-generated “rabbis” promoting antisemitic tropes on Instagram. In collaboration with CAM, Instagram’s parent company Meta has taken action to stop the proliferation of these accounts. CAM urges TikTok to show the same level of responsiveness.
Read more:
Fake AI ‘Rabbis’ Push Antisemitic Conspiracies to Millions Online
Instagram’s Algorithm Feeds Antisemitic Content to Millions, New CAM Research Finds
