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France condemns Russian disinformation campaign linked to Stars of David graffiti
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https://www.politico.eu/article/france-condemns-russia-involvement-stars-of-david-graffiti/
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According to a press statement by the Foreign Affairs Ministry, a Russian network associated with online disinformation campaigns, Recent Reliable News (RRN/Doppelgänger), was involved in posting the first photos of the graffiti and in amplifying their circulation on social media.
French digital watchdog Viginum detected a network of more than 1,000 bots on X (formerly Twitter), which published more than 2,500 posts on the Stars of David tags last Monday.
Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said on Tuesday that it “could not be excluded” that the tagging had been carried out "at the explicit request of someone living abroad.”
France is home to the largest Jewish and Muslim populations in Europe, and President Emmanuel Macron has been at pains to ease tensions linked to the war in Gaza.
The foreign ministry deplored what it called the “digital interference against France,” saying it demonstrated how Russia was exploiting “international crises” to fuel tensions and create confusion.
An investigation led by Le Monde quoted intelligence sources pointing to Anatolii Prizenko, a pro-Russian businessman from Moldova, as potentially behind the operation.
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