Report says foreign networks exploited French riots with disinformation

According to an internal EU report cited by Telegram channel ClashReport, a covert Russian network spread disinformation during October's French riots. A French assessment also found Israeli-linked and U.S. MAGA accounts promoted anti-immigration narratives, but the EU found no evidence foreign actors instigated the unrest.

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• A covert Russian network exploited October’s riots in France to spread disinformation blaming migrants and portraying the government as weak, according to an internal EU report. A separate French… (clashreport on Telegram)

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