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"The report relies entirely on Hamas falsehoods, laundered and repeated by others," it said.

The five additional defendants face various criminal conspiracy, drug trafficking and money laundering charges, said a spokesperson for the U.S. attorney’s office for the Central District of California.

A spokesperson accused the three experts on the commission of serving as "Hamas proxies" and relying "entirely on Hamas falsehoods, laundered and repeated by others" that had "already been thoroughly debunked".

They also must follow laws and rules requiring them to know their customers and prevent money laundering.

Investigators also identified a shell company possibly used to launder the advertising revenue, which totaled to around $6.2 million, and an investment of $200,000 in cryptocurrency.