In February 2026, a rumor that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi held an Israeli passport spread online, with some social media users accusing her of disloyalty to the U.S. or lying about her citizenship under oath.
"If an official holds two passports, how do we ensure full loyalty to U.S. interests?" read the caption of several posts across multiple platforms (archived, archived, archived), each paired with an image of the alleged passport.
(X user @SilentlySirs)
However, there is no evidence the image authentically depicts an Israeli passport belonging to Bondi. It was generated with artificial intelligence and originated from a social media account that describes itself as satirical. Bondi has publicly identified herself as Italian American, not Israeli.
We wrote to the U.S. Department of Justice seeking confirmation and will update this story if we receive a response.
A Google search for the keywords "Pam Bondi Israeli passport" primarily returned unrelated results or unverified social media posts. If the image and rumor were authentic, major news media outlets would have reported on them.
The image originated with a post from X user @BackupJeffx, or Parody Jeff, on Feb. 11, though it had been deleted at the time of publication.
(X user @BackupJeffx)
We reached out to the account for comment and will update this story if we receive a response.
Parody Jeff is a self-proclaimed satire account. The account's bio reads (archived): "FUNNY MEMES- Commentary & satire account. All content is opinion, fictional commentary, and satire only. Not affiliated with any real person, entity, or brand."
The image of the supposed passport also showed clear signs of AI generation. When compared with an authentic Israeli passport, certain discrepancies stand out. For example, in the fake version, the word "ISRAELI" appears tinted blue compared to the other text, while the font color remains consistent in the real passport. The fake version also lists "place of birth" twice and does not list "sex" — only Bondi's place of birth. There is also no Star of David on the right-hand side of the profile image and no entry under "Authority," unlike the authentic image of an Israeli passport.
(X user @BackupJeffx, Wikimedia Commons and Snopes Illustration)
Google's SynthID — a tool that detects Google AI watermarks — determined "all or part of it was edited or generated using Google AI tools," and noted "there are unusual formatting choices and font inconsistencies typical of digital manipulation."
AI-detection software Hive also found the image was 99% likely to be AI-generated.
Bondi is of Italian ancestry and has never publicly identified as Israeli. Upon Bondi's nomination for the role of attorney general, the National Italian American Foundation said in a congratulatory press release that Bondi was a "longtime friend and supporter" of the organization, and that she "consistently championed the Italian American community." She also reportedly won an award for "Italian American Women of Excellence" in 2005 as a member of The Italian Club of Tampa, though we could not independently verify this at the time of publication.
The fictional claim spread amid Bondi's continuous support of the Israeli state. In January 2026, she spoke at an Israeli-American summit, where she called for stronger U.S. ties with Israel.
Snopes has addressed similar satirical claims about Bondi in the past, including the assertion that she ordered people to stop sending coupons for Depends adult incontinence products to the White House and a rumor that she said "Jesus Christ would never have stormed a church" in protest of its leaders.
For background, here is why we alert readers to rumors created by sources that call their output humorous or satirical.