French officials cite Macron's statement on foreign information manipulation, The Insider reports

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• The French Foreign Ministry states: The French Foreign Ministry reported that ten of the most popular Twitter posts about the unrest from 'pro-Russian circles' between October 16 and 18 had 2.8 million views.

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  • The Insider · 9 Nov · Аккаунты, связанные с Россией, Израилем и MAGA, раздували тему мигрантов на фоне беспорядков во Франции — расследование ЕС (Original publication)
  • Kyiv Post · 9 Nov · Russian Network Used French Riots to Spread Anti-Migrant Lies (Original publication)

• In response to an agency request, French officials states: In response to an agency request, French officials cited President Emmanuel Macron's statement on October 21 that there was no visible foreign interference in the protests, but there was 'foreign manipulation of information'.

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  • The Insider · 9 Nov · Аккаунты, связанные с Россией, Израилем и MAGA, раздували тему мигрантов на фоне беспорядков во Франции — расследование ЕС (Original publication)

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  • Meduza · 9 Nov · ЕС: аккаунты, связанные с Россией, MAGA и Израилем, пытались использовать беспорядки во Франции для дискредитации властей (Original publication)

• Ten of the most viewed publications about the unrest in France, published by MAGA-affiliated officials, media, and bloggers, had more than 49 million views over three days.

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  • Meduza · 9 Nov · ЕС: аккаунты, связанные с Россией, MAGA и Израилем, пытались использовать беспорядки во Франции для дискредитации властей (Original publication)

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  1 source: Kyiv Post

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  • Kyiv Post · 9 Nov · Russian Network Used French Riots to Spread Anti-Migrant Lies (Original publication)