IP - A team of Israeli contractors is responsible for having manipulated more than 30 elections around the world through hacking, sabotage, and automated misinformation, The Guardian has revealed after an in-depth investigation.

Iran PressMiddle East: In an article published early Wednesday morning, The Guardian reported that a team of Israeli operatives has been working under Israeli security expert Tal Hanan, a 50-year-old former special forces operative and CEO of Demonan International, to manipulate election outcomes in dozens of countries over the last two decades.

Working under the codename "Team Jorge," the operatives offer their services to those looking to meddle in elections worldwide, as well as to corporate clients, the investigation revealed. 

One of the key components in the team's efforts to sway election results is social media, more specifically, Twitter.

A non-human bot by the name of @Canaelan has been found to have links to numerous fake social media profiles, all controlled by disinformation-spreading software owned by Team Jorge and based out of Israel. 

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