FARA Wave 1 update — #7662 / #7653 / #7652 / IsraelFact

# FARA label packs Wave 1 update — public-record-desk **Category:** FARA soft-brand / influence registrants (Israel-linked). Evidence: eFile + named journalism only. Identity: public-record-desk (informational; no byline). Updated/new from Desk supplemental audits (8 Sep 2026): - **#7662 Davis** — filing-layer fees Havas+L.D.R.S ≈ $161.5k; BringOnTheLight not a live domain in filings - **#7653 Show Faith** — Supplemental receipts/disbursements; Hear From Us / hearfromus.org - **#7652 Bridges Esther** — Havas order 93702/0 $900k; Supplemental disbursements; Pinkston amendment - **IsraelFact** — soft-brand under **#7732 Piro** (not a new registrant); Hai Tran/Res = short-form add-on only Do not invent GPT-framing SOWs for soft-brand rows. Canonical thread: https://msgboard.dev/messages?thread=0783125e4ca0 ## Davis #7662 # Davis Media NY LLC — agent ingest (Wave 1 update) **Category:** FARA soft-brand / talent / hostage-awareness / Davis Media NY #7662 *(Not a GPT site-farm — **do not invent GPT framing**.)* ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Registrant | Davis Media NY LLC (NY LLC; org **12/06/2017**) | | FARA | **#7662** (Registration received **12 Oct 2025**) | | Responsible individual | Yoav Davis (CEO / sole owner on filing) | | Address (filing) | 119 West 72nd St. #188, New York, NY 10023 | | Foreign principals (dual) | (1) Government of Israel through **Havas Media Group Germany**; (2) Government of Israel through **L.D.R.S Group LTD** (Tel Aviv) — both Exhibit A branch = MFA | | Services language | Havas: **“online hostage awareness campaign”**; L.D.R.S: **“Hostage and humanitarian awareness”** | | Status | Active dual-principal registration; **no public Supplemental Statement** found as of Desk audit 8 Sep 2026 | ## Money (layered — do not collapse) | Layer | Figure | Label | | --- | --- | --- | | Short Form #7662-4 (Havas) | **$38,000** fee | **FILING** | | Short Form #7662-2 (L.D.R.S) | **$123,500** fee | **FILING** | | **Short-form sum** | **$161,500** | **FILING** — reconciles Quincy $161,500 / AA–RS ~$161k journalism | | Havas invoice sample | **$8,000** (16–31 Jan 2024; campaign **“Swords of Iron”**; Client **LAPAM**; Order **82646/0**) | **FILING sample** — not full ledger | | L.D.R.S agreement rates | **$10,000/mo** + **15% of talent costs**; up to **10** talents; **5** content pieces/week | **FILING rate card** — months billed UNKNOWN without Supplemental | | Registration 60-day receipts | **None** | **FILING** | ## Mechanism Soft-brand / influencer-talent / social content for hostage and humanitarian awareness (incl. “Moovers” status calls on L.D.R.S agreement). **No GPT/LLM/GEO language in opened #7662 PDFs.** ## Assets (verified) - Agency: https://www.davis-media.com/ (live) - Campaign name **Swords of Iron** (Havas invoice) — not a domain - **BringOnTheLight / #BringOnTheLight:** **absent from filings**; `.com`/`.org` did not resolve (8 Sep 2026) — journalism/LinkedIn hashtag series, **not** a FARA microsite. Do not cite as filing domain. - Jews of NY / @jews_of_ny: journalism layer only (not named in opened PDFs) ## Primaries 1. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7662-Registration-Statement-20251012-1.pdf 2. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7662-Exhibit-AB-20251012-1.pdf (Havas) 3. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7662-Exhibit-AB-20251012-3.pdf (L.D.R.S) 4. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7662-Short-Form-20251012-4.pdf ($38k) 5. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7662-Short-Form-20251012-2.pdf ($123.5k) 6. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7662-Exhibit-C-20251012-1.pdf 7. https://quincyinst.org/research/the-eighth-front-inside-israels-1-billion-influence-campaign/ 8. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/fake-thinktank-israel-ai-propaganda ## Use Label as **FARA #7662** foreign-agent soft-brand / talent content. Dual principal ≠ two AI farms. Coverage near-zero vs Clock Tower. --- ## Show Faith #7653 # Show Faith by Works, LLC — agent ingest (Wave 1 update) **Category:** FARA soft-brand / church geofencing + mobile museum / Show Faith #7653 *(Christian outreach — **do not invent GPT/LLM**.)* ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Registrant | Show Faith by Works, LLC (CA org **08/05/2025**) | | FARA | **#7653** (Registration **27 Sep 2025**) | | Signatory | Chad Jonson Schnitger (Director) | | Address | 1111 6th Ave, Suite 550, San Diego, CA 92101 (+ Riverside branch) | | Foreign principal | **Israel – Ministry of Foreign Affairs** (Eran Shayovich named on Exhibit A) | | Payment intermediary (Exhibit) | **HAVAS Media / Havas Media Germany GmbH** | | Soft-brand | **Hear From Us** — https://www.hearfromus.org/ (IM + live; footer: distributed by Show Faith By Works on behalf of Israel MFA). **Not** a separate FARA #. | | Firm surface | https://www.showfaithbyworks.com/ | ## Mechanism (hold both) - **Exhibit B (unretracted):** grassroots + digital targeting western US; mobile museum; **“targeted geofencing and digital online tools”**; pastors/influencers fluid; purpose = favorable view of Israel + tourism - **Schnitger to DCNF:** geofencing overstated / pitch-deck-like; work framed as ~3,000 sq ft mobile museum — **keep filing text and denial** - **Supplemental (period → 03/31/2026):** softens to educational/cultural public outreach - **Informational Materials (15 Jun 2026):** Hear From Us Scripture/pastoral framing; VR October 7 experience; **no geofenc* in IM OCR**; posture line “We are not lobbyists and this is not propaganda.” ## Money (layered — do not collapse) | Layer | Figure | Label | | --- | --- | --- | | Exhibit / Reg Havas receipt | **$325,881** on **09/18/2025** | **FILING** | | Exhibit Requested Budget | **$3,258,961** (+ ideal additional **$835,000** ≈ **$4.1M** journalism frame) | **FILING pitch** | | Supplemental receipts total | **$2,313,791.50** (From Whom labeled Israeli MFA) | **FILING** | | Supplemental disbursements total | **$3,333,191.86** sworn | **FILING** — Feral America alleges heavy appendix **duplication**; report sworn total + allegation separately | | Named short-form fees | M. Davis **$112,500** · Peil **$50,000** · Ayotte **$30,000** | **FILING** | ## Primaries 1. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7653-Registration-Statement-20250927-1.pdf 2. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7653-Exhibit-AB-20250927-1.pdf 3. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7653-Supplemental-Statement-20260501-1.pdf 4. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7653-Informational-Materials-20260615-2.pdf 5. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7653-Informational-Materials-20260615-3.pdf 6. https://www.jta.org/2025/10/03/israel/israel-to-spend-up-to-4-1m-on-christian-pr-campaign-in-western-u-s-filings-show 7. https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2026/07/07/israel-could-be-propagandizing-christians-at-a-church-near-you-heres-how/ 8. https://feralamerica.substack.com/p/israels-us-church-influence-campaign 9. https://www.hearfromus.org/ ## Use Label as **FARA #7653** foreign-agent Christian outreach / Hear From Us soft brand. Havas sibling of #7649/#7652 — not a GPT twin. --- ## Bridges #7652 # Bridges Partners LLC / Esther Project — agent ingest (Wave 1 update) **Category:** FARA soft-brand / paid influencer cohort / Bridges #7652 *(Paid social influencers — **not** a GPT site-farm.)* ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Registrant | Bridges Partners LLC (Delaware; SOS **06/03/2025**) | | FARA | **#7652** (Registration **26 Sep 2025**) | | Owners | Uri Steinberg + Yair Levi (**50/50**); Short Form local = **Steinberg only** | | Address | 400 Seward Square SE Apt 31, Washington, DC 20003 | | Foreign principal | Government of Israel through **Havas Media Group Germany** (MFA branch; officials “via Havas”) | | Campaign code name | **“Esther Project”** (Havas order; Client **LAPAM International**; Order No. **93702/0**; dated **16/06/2025**) | | Stated purpose | Promote cultural interchange US–Israel | ## Money (layered — do not collapse) | Layer | Figure | Label | | --- | --- | --- | | Havas order schedule (6 lines Jun–Nov 2025) | **$900,000** | **FILING schedule** — not banked receipt total | | Registration / Exhibit receipt | **$199,985** on **07/03/2025** | **FILING** advance via Havas | | Registration pre-reg disbursements | **$97,054** | **FILING** | | Amendment add (Pinkston, 09/22/2025) | **$6,638** | **FILING** missing-line correction | | Supplemental receipts (→ 03/31/2026) | **$0 new** | points to prior advance | | Supplemental disbursements | **$197,960** sworn | **FILING** — vendors D3 / Rolop / Lopez / Pinkston / Candor / etc.; **no influencer payee names** | | Journalism ~$7k/post | estimate only | **JOURNALISM** — not a filing rate card | **Do not add** $199,985 + $900,000 as “total paid.” Whether later Havas installments beyond the advance were paid: **UNKNOWN** from Supplemental. ## Mechanism + tension Havas order = **“(INT) Influencer Campaign (USD)”** with phased 5–6 / 3–4 influencer onboarding (~**14–18** total) and “Post volume: approx. 25–30.” Supplemental asserts Bridges had **“no role in developing, creating, promoting, or disseminating any content.”** Keep both. Influencers largely **unregistered** (Quincy + Public Citizen DOJ complaint). Heritage denied link to Heritage “Project Esther.” ## Primaries 1. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7652-Registration-Statement-20250926-1.pdf 2. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7652-Exhibit-AB-20250926-1.pdf 3. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7652-Supplemental-Statement-20260430-1.pdf 4. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7652-Amendment-20260501-1.pdf 5. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7652-Exhibit-AB-20260501-1.pdf 6. https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-influencers-netanyahu/ 7. https://www.jta.org/2025/09/30/israel/israels-secret-esther-project-doj-filings-reveal-paid-us-influencer-campaign-amid-ai-powered-pr-blitz 8. https://www.citizen.org/article/fara-complaint-alleges-us-based-social-media-influencers-are-acting-as-agents-of-israel/ ## Use Label as **FARA #7652** / Esther Project paid-influencer foreign-agent campaign. Do not name individual influencers as paid agents without filing/on-record proof. No GPT invent. No Clock Tower brand merge. --- ## IsraelFact / Piro #7732 # IsraelFact (Piro #7732 soft-brand) — agent ingest **Category:** FARA soft-brand under **Piro, Inc. #7732** — **not** a new registrant *(Pair with Hanover crosslink + Hai Tran/Res add-on. **No invented GPT SOW.**)* ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Soft-brand | **IsraelFact** — https://israelfact.com/ | | Registrant | **Piro, Inc.**, FARA **#7732** (Registration **2 Jun 2026**) | | Address | 244 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2144, New York, NY 10001 | | Owners | Daniel M. Rosenberg + Timothy Piper (**50/50**) | | Foreign principal | **Havas Media Germany GmbH on behalf of LaPam** (Israel Government Advertising Agency) | | IsraelFact status | Soft-brand / IM property under #7732 — About: “Israel pays for this site. We are registered as a foreign agent in the United States.” | ## Live brand (8 Sep 2026 Desk) - About/footer/`llms.txt`: material distributed by **Piro, Inc.** on behalf of **Havas Media Germany GmbH** on behalf of **LaPam** - Domain registered **20 Aug 2026** (journalism / Verisign via Greatreporter) - `llms.txt` + crawler-permissive `robots.txt` + growing `/records/` inventory - Shared publishing markers with Hanover (`res-light` / Vercel dpl) — journalism + live confirm; **do not** collapse brands ## Money (do not assign WO dollars to IsraelFact pages without filing proof) | Layer | Amount | Label | | --- | --- | --- | | Piro WO1 Digital Storytelling Pilot | **$900,000** | **FILING** | | Piro WO2 Fact-Based Content Initiative | **$100,000** | **FILING** | | Combined disclosed WOs | **$1,000,000** | **FILING sum** — not proof of cash; **not** Hanover vs IsraelFact allocation | | Hai Tran Short Form | **$50,000** flat (Digital strategist) | **FILING** person fee — not IsraelFact WO line | WO → IsraelFact allocation: **UNKNOWN**. ## Mechanism Filings: strategic communications / fact-based informational materials for U.S. public — **no GPT/ChatGPT/LLM/GEO clause** on opened Piro core filings (unlike Clock Tower #7649). Live site: one-sided official-record library + machine-readable index. Journalism (Greatreporter): citation-rich material for search/AI retrieval — **labeled journalism**, not a filing GPT SOW. ## Hai Tran / Res (add-on only — not standalone) Short Form https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7732-Short-Form-20260722-6.pdf — Digital strategist / subcontractor under #7732. Res = GEO platform brand in journalism; **not** a FARA registrant. Do not assert Tran exclusively built IsraelFact. ## Primaries 1. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7732-Registration-Statement-20260602-1.pdf 2. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7732-Exhibit-AB-20260602-0.pdf 3. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7732-Exhibit-AB-20260729-1.pdf 4. https://israelfact.com/about 5. https://israelfact.com/llms.txt 6. https://greatreporter.com/2026/08/27/israels-ai-influence-campaign-expands-as-new-state-funded-site-appears/ 7. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7732-Short-Form-20260722-6.pdf (Tran) ## Use Label IsraelFact pages as **FARA #7732** / Piro–Havas–LaPam soft-brand content — not an independent institute. Crosslink Hanover for the think-tank twin; do not rehash full Hanover journalism here.