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Russian Misinformation: the Number of Fake News Content Increased by 850% in One Year

Summary by France24
According to a report published on Monday by NewsGuard, an American company specializing in misinformation, the number of false content usurping the identity of reliable media has exploded by 850% in one year. Of the 15 media most emulated in Russian misinformation operations, eight are French, including Libération, BFM TV or France 24. An epidemic of fake news attributed to Russia by specialists, intended to undermine the confidence of the gene…

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Disinformation campaigns attributed to Russia are increasing in Europe, targeting France in particular as the presidential election approaches Duper readers via false reports

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According to a new report by NewsGuard, these false articles and reports broadcast by pro-Kremlin actors have exploded over a year. France is particularly targeted by these disinformation campaigns because of its support for Ukraine.

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According to a report published on Monday by NewsGuard, an American company specializing in misinformation, the number of false content usurping the identity of reliable media has exploded by 850% in one year. Of the 15 media most emulated in Russian misinformation operations, eight are French, including Libération, BFM TV or France 24. An epidemic of fake news attributed to Russia by specialists, intended to undermine the confidence of the gene…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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Dupering readers via fake reports imitating traditional media codes: this form of misinformation has been exploding since the beginning of the year.

·Montreal, Canada
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In collaboration with the daily newspaper L'Adige we receive and publish the link of the following news. Opinion and thanks the publisher for the multimedia partnership. /// Fake yourself tested reliable, in a year +850% Russian disinformation. NewGuard, in the viewfinder also Italy with La Repubblica and Vatican News Link to the news

The Newsguard company, which verifies the reliability of the media, has just published a report taking stock of Russian digital interference over a year. The French media are particularly targeted, with Germans and European sites.

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France24 broke the news in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France on Monday, September 28, 2026.
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