France accuses Russians of impersonating French government and media to spread disinformation

French officials on Tuesday accused Russian actors of launching “a digital information manipulation campaign against France,” with the assistance of Russian state entities. The campaign, which the authorities said they had monitored for more than a year, involved the creation of fake websites impersonating French government departments and national media outlets, alongside fake social media

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