Israel's Netanyahu is accused of lying in recent US TV interviews about the Iran war, online propaganda, and settler attacks — bad news for his credibility and for US-Israel relations.

• Netanyahu reportedly told Trump that Iran couldn't close the Strait of Hormuz, but US military and energy analysts had warned it could — the strait matters because it carries much of the world's oil.
• Israel is spending heavily on online influence, with reports that about half of politically active Israeli social media accounts are bots and a $700 million budget going to shape opinion, including training AI chatbots on Gaza talking points.
• American approval of Israel's government has dropped sharply, down 15 points in four years to about a third of Americans.
• On West Bank violence, Netanyahu blamed Palestinians, but UN and Human Rights Watch data show thousands of settler attacks on Palestinians and a very low conviction rate for the rare cases charged.
• US media rarely pushes back on Netanyahu the way it does with Trump, letting his claims go largely unchecked.

Outlook: Expect continued erosion of US public support for Israel, with the coming midterms seen as a test of that shift.