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Russia ramps up disinformation attacks on French media ahead of 2027 Presidential race

|Russia, Russia|1 independent sources

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Pro-Russian influence operations have caused a surge of 850% in fake news stories mimicking real media brands, according to a report published this week by disinformation specialist, NewsGuard.

Out of the 15 most imitated news outlets, eight are French – including FRANCE 24.

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