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Covert Russian network exploited French riots on social media, EU report says
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Straits Times World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Russia. The first report grouped here was at 9 Nov 2026, 06:13 UTC. The headline in use is “Covert Russian network exploited French riots on social media, EU report says”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
NEW YORK/PARIS, Nov 9 - A covert Russian network sought to exploit last month's riots in France by using social media to blame the unrest on uncontrolled immigration and portray the government as having lost control, according to an internal EU assessment seen by Reuters.
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Covert Russian network exploited French riots on social media, EU report says
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