FACT CHECK · EUROPE, RUSSIA AND NATO
Claim: Foreign hands push the story
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Macron blamed foreign manipulation of information. France's Viginum logged ~80 Russian disinformation campaigns Aug 2023-Mar 2025, then 150+ more. The state tied Moscow to the 2023 riots.
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PEOPLE ALSO SAY
- “Foreign hands behind the riots”
- “Russia pushes the french riots story”
- “Foreign manipulation french riots”
- “Russian disinformation france”
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