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Tal Hanan

Tal Hanan is an Israeli businessman and former special forces operator, known by the code name Jorge, who has been linked to disinformation campaigns aimed at elections in several countries.

born 1973Leading the Team Jorge organizationElection disinformation campaignsThe AIMS fake profiles software

Occupation: special forces, businessperson

Tal Hanan was born in 1973 in Israel

Tal Hanan was born in Israel in 1973. He served as a special forces operator and later went into business. He uses the code name Jorge.

His Israel-based organization is known as Team Jorge. It attempted to influence the 2015 general election in Nigeria together with Cambridge Analytica. The group uses software called AIMS to run fake social media accounts and spread false news, and it also uses hacking techniques.

In 2022, 3 undercover journalists posed as potential clients and filmed meetings in which Hanan described how the group works. The investigation involved TheMarker, Radio France and Haaretz, working with Forbidden Stories. The findings were published by several outlets in February 2023, and Hanan denied any wrongdoing.

Milestones in Tal Hanan's life

1973
Born in Israel.
2015
His group tried to influence Nigeria's general election with Cambridge Analytica.
2022
Was filmed by undercover journalists posing as clients.
2023
The investigation into his operation was published, and he denied wrongdoing.