Operation Overload: Russia used unrest in France to stoke hatred against immigrants.

Operation Overload: Russia used unrest in France to stoke hatred against immigrants.

Operation Overload The Russian network used the October unrest in France to spread disinformation about migrants and discredit French authorities, an internal EU report reviewed by Reuters said.

The network published fake video reports on behalf of Western media, claiming that rapist immigrants are demonstrating and preparing attacks in France. The report covers the period from October 7 to October 21.

The French Foreign Ministry also identified anti-immigrant and anti-Islam publications by accounts linked to Israel and the MAGA movement - supporters of Donald Trump.

From October 16 to October 18, MAGA's 10 most popular publications received 49 million views, Israeli accounts - 35 million, pro-Russian accounts - 2.8 million.

The European Union report said that Moscow sought to "present the French leadership as increasingly weak and authoritarian."

At the same time, experts found no evidence of the organization or escalation of demonstrations by foreign forces.

Overload operation valid since September 2023. According to the European Union, its members falsify video reports, use artificial intelligence to duplicate experts' voices and falsify newspaper headlines in an effort to weaken support for Ukraine and discredit Western institutions.

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