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French FM says large Russian disinformation campaign uncovered

French foreign minister Catherine Colonna said Russia had mounted a disinformation campaign 'based in particular on the creation of fake web pages impersonating national media and government sites as well as the creation of false accounts on social networks', adding that Russian embassies and cultural centres had 'actively' participated in amplifying the campaign. 

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France on Tuesday said it had uncovered a major Russian disinformation campaign, with false news items hostile to Ukraine made to look like they were published by prominent French news media, reports FRANCE 24.

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