San Francisco hit by ‘vandalism’ wave of fake ads attacking Israel

San Francisco is facing a surge of fake ads at city bus shelters attacking Israel.

The posters, which were generating comments on X last week, are disguised as ads celebrating San Francisco Fleet Week, but quickly reveal themselves to be anti-Israel propaganda.

One ad shows an image of U.S. serviceman Aaron Bushnell engulfed in flames.

The mentally ill airman set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington D.C. in February in protest over the war in Gaza.

Above his burning body a message read “Honoring Aaron Bushnell.”

A second poster showed an image of the USS Liberty.

The Navy research vessel came under attack by Israel after it was mistaken for an Egyptian ship during the six day war in 1967.

Though Israel apologized and the error did not impact US-Israel relations, the incident has become a lightening rod for anti-Israel conspiracy theorists.

The USS Liberty poster also featured a symbol of the National Cryptologic Memorial with their logo “They Served In Silence.”

Clear Channel, a company which manages bus shelters ads in the city confirmed to SFGATE that the displays were “vandalism.”

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency additionally told the outlet that they would be coming down.