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Covert Russian network exploited French riots on social media, EU report says

Headline via The Japan Times · first report 9 Nov, 21:08 IST, latest 10 Nov, 06:23 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from France 24 at 9 Nov, 21:08 IST; the latest is from The Japan Times at 10 Nov, 06:23 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report9 Nov, 21:08 IST
Latest report10 Nov, 06:23 IST
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An internal EU assessment has uncovered a Russian network that aimed to exploit ​last month's riots in France by using social media to blame the unrest on uncontrolled immigration. The assessment, seen by Reuters, offers an insight into how external actors…
A separate internal assessment found accounts linked to Israel and to the U.S. MAGA movement connected the riots to radical Islam and migration.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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