Allegations of Russian influence have dogged the recent US elections. With France gearing up for the first round of its presidential elections on 23 April, should we be prepared for similar accusations of interference? Or is such talk merely anti-Russian paranoia?
At the beginning of April, the French polling commission issued a warning over what is said was a misleading Russian news report claiming that the centre-right candidate, François Fillon, had regained the lead. French opinion polls are strictly regulated, and most mainstream polls put the centrist Emmanuel Macron in the lead. Macron’s campaign has accused the Kremlin, through state-controlled news outlets such as RT and Sputnik, of spreading “fake news” in an effort to swing public opinion against him.
Not everyone is convinced. We had a comment from Catherine, who is highly sceptical that the Kremlin is trying to swing the vote. She says she has yet to see any evidence.
To get a response, we spoke to Christophe Deloire, Director-General of Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Has he seen any evidence that Russia is trying to influence the French elections?
It’s undeniable that some Russian media outlets are clearly influenced by the Kremlin and are spreading information that is clearly biased – and probably more than biased. They clearly have preferences for some candidates versus others. And it’s also very clear that these Kremlin-run media outlets are spreading false or unverified claims about some candidates.
Finally, it’s very clear that they prefer somebody like François Fillon over Emmanuel Macron. They probably have no influence directly in the French mainstream media, but if you are looking at your Facebook wall you can notice a lot of content influenced by Russian media outlets.
Next up, we had a comment from Doughty, who believes that Marine Le Pen is a “puppet” of Vladimir Putin. A similar charge has been levelled against Donald Trump in the US. Is it a fair accusation? What Le Pen’s official position on Russia?
Other candidates have also been accused of having a pro-Russian bias. Some of them, including Jean-Luc Mélenchon, have made very clear statements that they consider the diplomatic approach could be changed, but it doesn’t mean that they approve of the way Putin runs Russia or what Russia does in the rest of the world.
Finally, we had a comment from Talis, who believes Russia is waging a “cyberwar” against France, just as it did in the US elections. So far, we haven’t seen the same kind of high-profile hacking as we did in the US, but there has been a flood of so-called “fake news” stories. So, how can French journalists fight back against this sort of false reporting?
Could Russia try to influence the French election? How can French journalists fight back against “fake news” stories? Let us know your thoughts and comments in the form below and we’ll take them to policymakers and experts for their reactions!
There is no clear evidence of an attempt by Russia to intervene in the French elections. What is openly evident, however, is Vladimir Putin’s support for Marine Le Pen. She is the only presidential candidate he has received in the Kremlin. After her apparent failure to meet Donald Trump in New York, this was a coup for Le Pen, bolstering her pretensions to international stature. To be shown such favour by the Russian leader might please those in Le Pen’s base who admire Putin as a strong-man nationalist and champion of social conservatism; but it will not help Le Pen widen her electoral appeal among the many in France who see Putin as a dangerous warmonger and expansionist.
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And if it were?
The correct answer is that of course Russian is trying to influence the French elections. It would be rather surprising if it weren’t, especially since so many EU member states have been basically tricked into supporting economic sanctions against Russia to the detriment of their own economies (anyone remember Victoria “f**k the EU” Nuland?)…
Then is it in EU members states’ interests to change their policies towards Russia? Almost certainly!
Is it in Russia’s interests to try to persuade electorates in EU member states that they have been fooled and that it is in their interests to elect a government that will change the damaging sanctions policies. Duh!
The real question is whether the EU as a bloc can continue to think of itself as essentially under a liberal-democratic regime when, increasingly, genuine democracy results in people voting for anything but more (neo) liberalism. Is French democracy so weak that its political leaders cannot effectively counter Russian arguments? Then it probably deserves for its government to be bypassed and for it simply to be directly governed by… well, take your pick. The USA? Global capitalism? China? Russia? Germany?
29/08/2017 James Kirchick, American reporter, foreign correspondent and columnist, has responded to this comment.
da un padrone ad un altro , quando senza padroni ?
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Every country is trying to influence every election. EU is especially trying to influence it. EU is looking more and moore oppressive and controling.
Two rwong thigs does not make one rwight.
Is USA influencing every election in western Europe since 1945 and in whole Europe since 1989 ?
not relevant to the discussion at all…
Of course it is, every country in the world tries to influence the elections in other countries to its own profit, that’s just the way world goes.
Not to this extent and using this methods…
influenzare, costringere, forzare, ricattare, rovesciare governi….. con metodi diversi ……ma ha ragione Frank (Y)
You are fucking idiots! After US now they influence French election and after a month it will be the German one?!
That is not even hilarious, it is wretched and can bring only regrets!
That enough for me from Debating Europe… I am out
Why do we have to debate anything? Why can’t everyone just believe whatever Bart believes?
My beliefs have nothing to do with it… Will a/the (fact based) truth come out by debating this with a bunch of people on fb? And if in the (highly) unlikely event it does, will it make any (positive) change/impact?
Oh sure. Just like it did the US. When in doubt, blame Russia.
Meanwhile lets fund the bombing of Syria, make refugees the center of attention to distract the masses, while we build an oil line from the UAE, who we are butt buddies with. Remember Lybia? Boy oh boy, did we bring them freedom.
But yeah, fuck Russia, they cause nothing but trouble for us
It’s PUTIN who bombed Aleppo. It is PUTIN who arms Assad and is responsible for 250.000 deaths and millions of refugees.
Yeah! What else?
Yeah! What else?
Yeah! What else?
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lol what a ridiculous article, one thing is crystal clear: Russia don’t give a shit about things like that! Who doesn’t get it is doable blind!!!
Of course it is.
It seems that way, but they’re doing a piss poor job of it. Her connection with Putin and desire to take France out of the European Union are probably the least attractive things about her with French voters. Unfortunately I think her opponents are not really as effective as they could be at taking advantage of this. They are too focused on burkinis and Islam and other such identitarian religious parafernalia, which is where Le Pen is strongest and garners the most sympathy. They draw little attention to any of her other policy proposals, which is making this election too much about Islam.
An election about Islam is Le Pen’s to win at this point, because the left has been catastrophically naive, inept, hypocritical and foolish about Islamic fundamentalism and they are not trusted, nor are their arguments. Clinging to those arguments only bolsters whoever the opposition is. But there is much more at stake in France and for the future of France in this election than Islamic fundamentalism.
Lost elections? Blame it on Russia
Looking forward to the post in the name of fairness examining will Georg Soras money be used in a stop Pen manner. Can such funding be traced and to whom.
This question sounds like “Is Russia trying to influence the rotation of the Earth and how can we fight back against the fake news that they are not trying to do so?” It is just ridiculous – full of assumptions! Just because you hate someone doesn’t mean that they are what you think they are. May be you are the victim of fake news, otherwise you would not be asking the question how to fight against it when the answer is very obvious – show the truth! If the French media have any provable facts, they should show them and explain how things really are and people will understand, but just repeating certain assumptions doesn’t make a fact and this is why such “news” are not believable. Truth is always stronger than lies. May be this is why Russian media outperform the anti-Russian ones – because they show real, provable facts, rather than present rumours as facts. When you stick to the truth, you will not make a mistake. This is how to fight against fake news and win.
Paranoid question!
Lennart Pen is Putins puppet
Yes
Why would you ask something so mean?:))))
Le Pen got money from Putin
I do not have an inside track to answer, but it is extremely likely and all care is not enough!
something is wrong with western media,
lol nothing is wrong with them as long as intellectual engineering took place since 1st grade at school everybody just follows propaganda in Western EU people are better slaves than in East
They try to, funnily since Trump fired rockets on Syria, Marine Le Pen does not speak about him anymore. So? The winner is?
i francesi si influenzano da soli, il problema non gli viene da fuori ma sta dentro il loro Paese.
French influence alone, the problem is not from the outside but is inside their country
Next up: “Are there Russians in our breakfast cereal?”
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You think the French people are to stupid to work it out for themselves ?
You don’t need Putin to turn people against the EU, Brussels is doing a perfect job of it.
Since EU has imposed sanctions to Russia for what they did in Ukraina they try in any way to break it :(
Is the West trying to influence politics throughout the world. and if not satisfied with any government, not backed by them, start bombing the shiite out of them until the oppositions people are annihilated. Look at Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and on and on.
Has Russia done that in the last 70 years? I don’t think so. But now it appears to have become the democratic opposition to the Western powers.
I don’t see Russia trying to affect the French vote one way or another. However, the West, who has a media that refuses to give the same air time to each candidate, tries to sell this anti Putin theory repeatedly. The West accuse the Russians head on as well as covertly.
What is not liked about Russian news is, they give Le Pen, Gilders, Trump, Sanders, Farage, as much coverage as they do Fillon, Macron and any other runner there may be. This is not liked by the west as it shows them to be hypocrites.
Lets take it further. Who are the Western media? Who own the press? Who is Sky News, BBC, CBS, Fox and the rest? All jumping rather oddly to the same tune, little or no alternative views. All equally politically correct and all having little or no input from investigative journalists regarding facts. Just take the certainty that none of them can release or find the truth in world matters any more. No ability to investigate without bias for the front runner who is backed by the powerful.
And another odd fact is, when the politician who is running in any Western country appears to offer the public an alternative to what they have, the media goes viral. They get crazy in their exaggerated presentation of the candidate. Yet, when this alternative man/woman may be elected, within a couple of months they too begin spitting out the line the preferred candidate offered. Take Hollande, Tsipras, Trump and many others.
So all in all, we, the public, cannot win, as the real candidate of the peoples choice ends up censored or in some way converted to what they said previously they found repugnant. In other words, they knew what the electorate wanted and would vote for, so sold them the line that they too were for those principles, only to find, once elected, the peoples voice had to remain stifled.
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/02/11/fillon-voters-will-go-straight-le-pen/
So, why the fight, Le Pen, if she wins, will no doubt end up just as big a changeling as Hollande or Sarkozy. And it has nothing to do with Russia.
They have othêr elections why stop with France !
might be, might be not. allegations say yes, proof missing so far.
could be or not be
Russia must be stopped!! France like other countries must only obey the orders of the Western Anglo-Khazarian Empire. How dare these oarsmen Viking sub-humans defend themselves from our superior debt-mongering dominance! We
must crush the Huns once and for all!!!
What do you think, EU didn’t try to influence the elections in Russia? Who put this clown, Yeltzin, which almost destroyed all the country, in power?
Beware the Russians are in the kitchen cooking beef stroganoff.
How terrible !!
Why don’t you asked “Is NATO trying to influence the political situation in other countries with fake revolutions”?
Stop blaming Russia for everything. Take some responsibility for the EU irrational actions. Jeez…
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The French people do not need a conspiracy theory about Russian interference, the evidence of EU failure is all around them.
Russian agents everywhere, Russian hackers everywhere, Russia is behind this, Russia is behind that. Let’s be real every Power does such things, everytime the USA and France did “Regime Change” they were meddling in other countries Political system. They have even meddled in Russias Politics. Imagine the World came together and put America, France, UK, Russia, Nato etc. on trial for every act of meddling and the prosecution had full and unhindered access to original cia, mi6, fsb etc. files.
These nations would be prosecuted dozens of times over and the USA would probably be #1 or 2 with the UK after that certainly Russia and France.
This whole discussion is lame. Like a thief accusing a thief of being a thief.
Every major power influences or at least tries to influence election results in other countries in lesser or greater degree.
All hail glorious Putin…
He bought US elections
He faked GB Brexit results…
Now he is influencing France…
Truly most powerful man in history according to media…
Seems like Russia is the Eternal Arch Enemy now. If anything bad happens in Europe and the US, this automatically means Putin is behind it. I bet they’ll start blaming him also for the next flu epidemic.
no
Isn’t that acceptable in the process of globalization? Influences intertwined!
Offcourse, was amazed how they did not try to blame putin for brexit, anyway they dont need someone to blame for the amazing fails of the eu, they do an amazing job at it by themselfs they dont even need to blame anyone.
Ιs it in their interest? yes. Can they do it? yes. So why not to?
Of course, and not only on those!
EU is already influencing it in favour of Macron.
Is it? Or just mentioned the differences? It influenced US elections but people are gullible unfortunately-dirty game, don’t agree. Russia, keep out of our countries, we don’t want you
True !!! I hope Franch are smarter than this Bank’s caricature..
There was no proof, Intelligence only blamed Russian Television. However Le Pens HQ was ransacked by the police and firebombed. EU tried to accuse her for islamophobia over posting pictures of victims.
Josephine Cassar you are that same pathetic human that portrays the global world order as a saviour to todays society. Was there any proof provided of Russian interference in the EU or USA… Easily answers, NO! Wake woman!
so what ??? everybody does it … is it illegal ? NO
do we like it??? NO
will they make it illegal ??? NO
then … F OFF !!
LOL come on enough is enough of this pathetic Russophobe nonsense the FRENCH PEOPLE vote and ecide, PERIOD.
Here come the Putin accusations once more. Make Soros proud!
Russia influence the americans. Russia influence the frenchs. Damm…europeans must all be stupid that can’t think by themselfs. Really with this constant non-sense?!?!?!
god, I wish you greeks would get the russian daddy you so long for. for the life of me, i don’t know what was in churchill’s head when he protected you and gave hungary, bulgaria and romania to stalin.
50 years of russian love would do wonders on your outlook on world.
NO ! It is the west FAKE media who try to discredit the ones that doesnt fit there check book!!
Demonizing Putin? Again? Bah!
Soros is visiting the Italian PM. I wonder why.
Like when Robert Kagan visited the Minister of the Interior (with media silence) some months ago to give some ‘advice’.
One of the most powerful oligarchs on the planet, yet quite a media silence.
silenzio da voi, da noi se ne sta parlando . Se è per questo anche la Trilaterale c’è stata è uno scandalo. Quando la politica viene svuotata ( dalla UE e dall’euro) succede anche questo….. e considera che il mio Paese è meno inquinato dei vostri :)
http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/forget-putin-its-brussels-that-is-meddling-in-our-elections/19761#.WQsw8J_RaEf
I bilieve that
manipulated news. what about this war criminal trying to influence the election? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/04/barack-obama-backs-macron-in-last-minute-election-intervention
The losers will claim they did
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Why not, Obama is trying to get Marcon elected.
Obama faz o mesmo!!!!
Stupid question. Le Pen has already publicly admitted to being funded by a russian bank. She even said so on CNN
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-19/le-pen-party-taps-russian-banks-to-fund-2017-election-campaign
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/21/marine-le-pens-russian-links-us-scrutiny/
http://time.com/3605080/russia-france-national-front/
Ahahahah yeah! Just after he elect the US president and before personally elect the next German Canceller he going to choose which would be the next French leader… yeah!
When you going to stop all this anti-russia with this shit?!
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Should block him entering France
Should block him entering France
Should block him entering France
Should block him entering France
Should block him entering France
ofcourse…:-)
Do not be naive. The russians are not the only ones trying to influence the othes’ countries destinies behind the scenes. Everyone has done this along men’s history. All countries have intelligence services, spies. What are they doing in their offices? They are not only there to find terrorists. A president like Le Pen would be very useful to Russia, would kill the EU and therefore weaken Europe and all it’s nations.
For sure!!
Yes. Next question?
Why shouldn’t they? They are part of the world. They have their free speech.
I think that you do not understand the concept of free speech.
You know??
Russian banks are funding Le Pen
And if it were?
Then it’s an attempt to destabilise a democracy by a foreign power.
Isn’t that what foreign powers do? Assuming they can, that is.
Barak Obama has taken a very serious approach to influencing the French election.
Openly though, so quite a different matter
So, when Obarma tries to influence the French election that’s okay. But then Russia gets accused of the same but that’s not okay. What a mixed up biased world we live in.
Yes, it is ok if one influences you in order to help you, or one influences you to go in a dark alleyway in order to rob you.
Plus there is difference between the Kremlin pumping billions into the state propaganda machine that is secretly creating anti-western sentiment and conspiracy theory crap online, and a man making a video saying he believes this is what the best thing for Europe and the world.
Why it will be the best to Europe? Are english people so devil like rusians?
Gosh Russia doing an awful lot these days , spreading snowflake dust now
No doubt bout it. Brexit, refugees crisis. american elections, now voting in France-all these are heavily influenced by Kremlin, which is successfully leading “divide et domine” policy so far…
It’s always russia!!!!! Guys, my microwave stopped working, it must have been the russians!!!!!! You lose an election? Blame the russians! You stub your toe? RUSSIANS!!!!!!!
I agree, it’s now becoming a joke.
Im not saying it was Russians…… But it was Russians.
Actually the Kremlin are supporting corrupt and incapable politicians in Romania through the state propaganda machine “Sputnik”. So yes they are trying to destabilise Europe.
Hahahaha, the last..i
Raise the Berlin wall again … ;)
qualcuno disse ” Amo talmente tanto la Germania che ne preferivo due ” sicuramente era meglio la guerra fredda della guerra bollente :D
yea sure, i was hacking all night!
Macron – Rothschilds puppet is much more danger than Putins hackers. Most probably emails has hacked french secret service to prevent French against Ritchilds puppet – Macron
I would be more worried about the corrupt organisations behind Macron.
You are allready influenced do not vote for Macron, but vote for Putin’s puppet. What is better: France or Russia?..
You should ask what is “less wrong” than “better”. Since booth bloody french revolution and bolshevik revolution degradation of morality of french and russian peoples goes on. Bolshevik revolution was triggered by wall street (Rotschild, Warburg and other families crime group). Russian peoples are victims of the crime group.
Lol yes, the illuminati lizard men, strike again!
Putino kortu kalades korta
Yes, Putin is trying to destabilise the EU. Russian banks fund Le Pen and they have just hacked Macrons emails.
Really, So the people backing Macron are clean straight people? Don’t think so.
Tony Guerriero, straw man detected! ;)
Seems so
in 2018 we’ll have fun in Italy, when we will vote. Putin has loooots of friends here
i pochi francesi intellettualmente onesti , dicono che vincerà Macron . Qui ci spiega perchè http://www.retemmt.it/alain-parguez-macron-attali-le-pen-gli-attentati-al-momento-giusto/
il popolo francese brancola nel buio e la Russia non c’entra niente
No idea about whether “Russia” is or not – but I certainly am! As we’ve had before when a le Pen made the final, “Vote for the crook, not the fascist”.
How pathetic, next big news will be that Russia is influencing the weather. The west really have a problem with Russia, they need to start looking at the “REAL” enemy, and it’s “NOT ” Russia.
Is Putin a democrat ?
Yvan, Is the EU democratic?
Is USA demokratic?
No.
Yes, the EU is democratic. Yes russian banks gave Le Pen money, she met with Putin, Sputnik and RT are churning anti-Western, anti-EU propaganda, and are supporting corrupt politicians like in my home country. How come out of all the talented women in Romania, Sputnik thought a crazy, corrupt and incapable woman politician was the best they could praise in their magazine, on woman’s day?
If the USA are so democratic why did they go against their peoples wishes by going to war against Iraq on a lie, Lock people up without trial or conviction in Guantanimo bay. Remember Vietnam? The American people protested against that invasion as well, still think the USA are democratic? They all do what suits their agenda. There all the same, just depends on who’s side your on. They all lie.
I agree, it’s pathetic.
does a bear shit in the woods?
Ale ta Rosja z Putinem potężna – nawet USA prezydenta wybrała …. ;-) )))))))))))))))))))))))))))
THE FRENCH WILL DECIDE., whatever thier decision is not a question of who influenced them. It is their decision. If you want to influence them, then try doing it. If Putin uses internet , you have the right to do the same.
Well, if Putin had anything to do with the British by-elections, thanks for nothing as we all hate the scumbag, Nazi, Tories. :D
Aha, another “sponsored” post. I get one every day. From ostensibly different sources, but always following the line of NATO’s “Strategic Communications”. That means that I am paying tax money to be propagandised. What’s the point this time? Russia is accused of informing French voters on the corruption of a would-be-president banker who was appraised by an American ex-president who gave hundreds of billions to banks and who got $400,000 from a bank for a “speech” right after his term in office.
In contrast, the posts you get from the usual pro-Russian trolls are not sponsored at all. They are just points of view of everyday, concerned citizens.
Why you are against your Alliance (NATO) and in favour of a forigen and hostile Power (Russia)
Mattia Mingazzini
Davide Albertazzi You are using the “loaded question technique”, which is a characteristic of witch hunts. If you are not doing this on purpose, here is an explanation: “A
loaded question may be defined as a question containing a proposition (as presupposition) that the respondent is not committed to, in the given context of dialogue in a case. The idea is that if the respondent gives a direct answer to the question, he or she will become committed to this proposition contained within the question.” I’ll happily answer any real question if you have one, but I will not answer a phrase that is not really a question.
Pfff
It looks familiar !!!
While that is happening for sure the fact that the Kremlin needs a weaker EU is also true. So these are not mutually exclusive. Le Pen did meet with Putin and she did receive money from russian banks on multiple occasions in the order of tens millions. How exactly are those banks suppose to get that money back? And do you think Russian Banks are into selfless charity?
I’m French and this article makes me laugh !
How? Obama is the one that endorsed Macron
Yesterday there was a huge amount of fake accounts on twitter saying: MacronLeaks and spreading false information and made up documents. Most of them have an Ip traceback to Russia. Cheers!
Would you mind linking to at least one?
Alexa Vasquez Russian hakers attaked macron and posted on internet his private e mails
I’m asking for the evidence of these hacks. I don’t seem to be able to find his private e-mails. And if they are indeed posted on the internet, what information did they reveal about Macron that would influence the election?
Alexa it was all over the news about the leaks with false emails
And it was proven the emails are false?
Is the Pope a Catholic?
Is the Pope a Catholic?
Is the Pope a Catholic?
Is the Pope a Catholic?
Is the Pope a Catholic?
Yes hopefully to no avail
Don’t know. But the EU is certainly trying to influence ours, and probably the French one as well.
EU is not trying to influence French election dude, France IS EU so what’s happening is normal. Regarding yours, you think EU would have paid UK?
Ahahaha
Yes, and it trying really really hard ;) welcome to reality.
Probably
Isn’t everyone in this world trying to influence whatever they can in their favor? Not saying it’s right but the one-side tendency in media kills me.
de max ……..eindelijk
Does fire burn?
Is water wet?
Join the campaign to promote the importance of further European Integration! #eii2017
Interesting…
macron accounts were hacked and LePen did accusations of his accounts in the Bahamas. same stategy as in US
Może samemu dwa zdania napisać a nie powielać wiadomości sponsorowanych.Wpływ na wybory we Francji ma PO Alkaida i nawet Kosmici. :) :)
Who knows ? but certenly, everybody blames Russia without any proof. Why?
Do bears do do do in the woods?
Do anyone give a fuck? Everyone messing in everyones elections…. (Afghan, Iraqi, Syria anyone)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C-fkejYWsAA3USp.jpg
100%
Piss off! Stop this stupid rhetoric you are making a fool of yourselves!
Is the Pope a Catholic?
D’ailleurs Quand allons-nous enfin, les démocraties occidentale, nous occuper sérieusement du cas dangereux de cet ex du KGB devenu dictateur russe ?
Of course!
Quite likely but I doubt if they are they are the only people with a vested interest in the outcome. There are other who want to influence it as well.
Não foi Obama que apareceu nas tvs de todo o mundo a declarar que apoiava Macron? Os USA interferindo das eleições francesas? Não,.claro que não se interfere dando opinião sobre quem deve governar a colonia.
Obama showed his support as a former President, Putin is a dangerous mind spreading fake news, it is a very different matter.
Claro, tudo depende da côr dos oculos com que se vê a fotografia…
Why you think Putin is a dangerous man? Can you tell me?
If all western countries have intelligent people like Trump ahead of them, everything will be much easier for Putin, thats for sure.
Blame the russians they are clever to apoint people like Putin
Fernando Leite Velho Did they really appoint this psychopath? did they have the choice?
And Macron evaded money to Bahamas…
Rubbish…. One thing is show public support to the democratic people, something Putin is welcome to do, and another very different to spread fake news, hack computers, spy and give money to extremist groups….
All NWO puppets from Clinton to Macron have the fixation of Russian hackers a bit as US gas use sarin to violate national sovereignty. Russian hackers would be so reluctant to use Russian computer language? It works so much to change the CIA.
“Schon wieder….immer diese Drecks-Nord-Koreaner ! Die sind aber auch an allem Schuld !” lol ;-)
…und der Putin auch…. lol ;-)
Only stupid would not.
Balderdash
Si Marine est élue, c’est les chars russes aux Champs-Élysées.
Arrête de raconter de la merde… T’es médium ?
Anne Lise Non, mais j’ai consulté Madame Soleil,
Anne Lise Collabos un jour, collabos toujours.
Anne Lise Hier les chars russes entraient en Ukraine. Demain, si Marie est élue, les blindes russes défilent sur les Champs-Élysées.
Anne Lise Pas touche à Sainte Marine? parole de collabo.
How is that not even a question? Yes they try and should be stopped.
Support for like-minded allies is normal.
Subversive hacking, fake news and sabotage are not.
I don’t understand how Russia can influence French election. Russia doesn’t control the most important mass media of France, which are capable to spread throughout of the country both real and fake news. This issue of Russian influence is a very poor alibi, which is used by political elites to justify their poor performancse at election, but the reality is that are not able to provide a good governance.
“i don’t understand” is a really weak start to an argument
Mark Adam Harold I’m not mother tongue, are you able to speak and write in Italian? ?
Mark Adam Harold I’m not mother tongue, are you able to speak and write in Italian? 😃
It’s a full blown cold war.
We will fight back.
More fake news… mainstream media have had hundreds of years practicing fake news.
RUSSIA AND USA
Impossible malheureusement, les médias sont à la solde de la gauche, donc de macron !
Et vous êtes à la solde de la bêtise.
❤️ Marine Le Pen
Marine grosse salope inculte et vulgaire.
Quel argumentaire digne du fascisme que vous dénoncez je suppose ??
❤️ Marine Le Pen
❤️ Marine Le Pen
❤️ Marine Le Pen
Quel argumentaire digne du fascisme que vous dénoncez je suppose 👎🏿
❤️ Marine Le Pen
:D In Europe The Problems And The Guilty Russians. Already In Europe Russophobia And Paranoia From This Propaganda :D
But not as directly as Obama
Of course,But,Mr Macron will win 63% of the vote,le pen 22%
Probably
Fuck off
The CIA has been proven to have rigged both Chirac’s and Sarkozy’s election,they have been shown to make their work look like that of the Russians ,Chinese,Germans and Muslims…YOU the ‘main stream media’,have been shown to be cowards,fools and paid propagandists….there is about five genuine journalists active on the world stage at this moment and it has been that way for decades…
trump is correct about media
It is the Jews
Et Quand ç est Obama qui intervient ç est quoi !!???
Obama n’a pas cherché à influencer les élections russes, lui.
Les françaises oui
Voici de quoi analyser les intox.
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La question ne se pose même plus.
Le saviez-vous?…
En 2014, une réunion a rassemblé des représentants de partis nationalistes européens, le 31 mai à Vienne, organisée à l’initative du milliardaire Konstantin Malofeev.
Outre Alexandre Douguine, se trouvaient parmi les invités Aymeric Chauprade et MARION MARÉCHAL-LE PEN.
En octobre 2014, Alexandre Douguine a rencontré, à Moscou, Jean-Marie Le Pen, alors président d’honneur du Front national.
L’homme politique français a également rencontré à cette occasion un oligarque proche de Vladimir Poutine, Konstantin Malofeev, qui dirige le fonds d’investissement Marshall Capital Group et soutient les idées eurasistes (recyclage russophile du nazisme) de Douguine.
La campagne de Marine Le Pen peut se faire grâce à un financement de 11 millions d’Euros en provenance ce cette mouvance et l’aide indirecte de Moscou qui a mobilisé des moyens énormes pour intensifier la guerre de l’information: 300 millions d’euros et 1000 personnes engagées par le ministère de la défense russe, ce qui en dit long sur l’approche martiale de l’information en Russie.
Un effort tout particulier est fait sur la présidentielle française.
Cible privilégiée: Emmanuel Macron
http://www.euractiv.fr/section/innovation-entreprises/news/moscou-se-mobilise-pour-intensifier-la-guerre-de-linformation/?nl_ref=32029147