Hanover Institute for Public Policy
New York-addressed "research institute" on antisemitism whose materials are distributed under FARA by Piro, Inc. for Israel's Government Advertising Agency
| The Hanover Institute for Public Policy
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|---|---|
| Type | Website ("research institute") |
| Headquarters | 5 Union Square West, New York, NY 10003 (as given on the site) |
| Website | hanoverinstitute.com |
| Remarks | Materials distributed by Piro, Inc. (FARA no. 7732) for the Israel Government Advertising Agency |
The Hanover Institute for Public Policy is a website that says it "studies the inputs fueling antisemitism in the United States". It publishes "Data Reports" on Israel, Gaza and antisemitism. Its funding page states: "The Institute's materials are distributed by Piro, Inc. on behalf of Havas Media Germany GmbH, acting for the Israel Government Advertising Agency (LaPam). The relationship is registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, registration 7732."[1]
Funding and FARA filings
The site says it "was established and publishing before that funding existed". It also says an earlier version of the funding page stated that it "operated without external funding". It says the funder "does not select topics, does not see drafts, does not review findings".[1] The site does not name its researchers.[1]
Piro, Inc. files the institute's material with the US Department of Justice as informational materials.[2] Piro's August 2026 filings already cite a "Hanover Institute search-attention tally".[3] Piro registered under FARA in June 2026. It is a New York company owned equally by its co-founders Daniel M. Rosenberg and Timothy Piper.[4]
Promotion by the Israeli government
Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs lists the institute in its Iron Web directory as "A digital research platform providing analytical articles and strategic insights aimed at shaping the online discourse regarding Israel. It serves as an informational resource for broader audiences and digital knowledge systems." The listing does not mention the FARA registration.[5]
Press coverage
The Guardian reported in August 2026 that the institute "apparently does not exist as a legal entity in any jurisdiction, has no physical address, and carries no named staff and no bylines on any of its reports". According to the paper's analysis, the site published 124 reports totalling more than 560,000 words between 6 and 14 August 2026. All but one of the headlines open with a question resembling one a user might type into a chatbot. The paper said the site was built on a commercial platform that promises to optimise content so that AI chatbots will cite it. It added that the funding page was added only after the site was first reported on 14 August.[6] (Journalistic.)
The Israeli news site Ynetnews carried the Guardian's findings on 27 August 2026. It added that 73 of the reports, totalling almost 354,000 words, were published on 12 and 13 August alone, and that seven websites run by Clock Tower X appeared 294 times in Common Crawl's July index.[7]
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hanover Institute for Public Policy, About and Funding hanoverinstitute.com, accessed 20 October 2026. Hanover Institute-side.
- ↑ Piro, Inc., Informational Materials (Hanover Institute) FARA eFile, 11 September 2026. FARA filing (primary).
- ↑ Piro, Inc., Informational Materials FARA eFile, 7 August 2026. FARA filing (primary).
- ↑ Piro, Inc., Registration Statement (FARA no. 7732) FARA eFile, US Department of Justice, 2 June 2026. FARA filing (primary).
- ↑ Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, Iron Web govextra.gov.il, accessed 20 October 2026. Official (primary).
- ↑ Jason Wilson, Fake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propaganda The Guardian, 26 August 2026. Journalistic.
- ↑ Israel Wullman, 124 reports in nine days: Inside Israel’s fake think tank bid to shape ChatGPT, Ynetnews, 27 August 2026. Journalistic.