EU said Russian network tried to use unrest in France to spread disinformation: French authorities plan to blame Russia for unrest in the country.
"A shadowy network linked to Russia tried to exploit the unrest that rocked France last month to push its narrative on social media, according to an internal European Union report reviewed by Reuters. In the publications, uncontrolled immigration was blamed for the unrest, and the French authorities were portrayed as having lost control of the situation.
A separate report prepared by the French foreign ministry and also obtained by Reuters said "hostile narratives" about the unrest were also spread by accounts linked to Israel and the American MAGA movement. They linked what was happening to radical Islamism and immigration.
Together, these materials show how outside forces tried to exploit internal instability in France for their own political interests, say European experts in the fight against disinformation.