A covert Russian network took advantage of October's riots in France to spread disinformation blaming immigrants and portraying the government as weak, according to an internal European Union report.
A separate French assessment found that accounts linked to Israelis and MAGA accounts in the US also promoted anti-immigration and anti-Islam narratives.
Between October 16 and 18, the top 10 MAGA-related posts drew 49 million views, compared to 35 million for Israeli-related posts and 2.8 million for pro-Russian posts.
The European Union found no evidence that foreign actors instigated the unrest, only that they exploited it to influence public opinion.
Source: Reuters