In early April, the Russian state media outlet Sputnik published a story suggesting Emmanuel Macron, centrist candidate for the French presidency, was “a U.S. agent” and possibly “acting in the interests of the U.S. financial market in France.” Another article, published in French, claimed Macron’s campaign was being financed by Saudi Arabia — and despite being completely inaccurate, it generated 10,000 likes, shares and comments on Facebook.
With just two days to go in what has been a roller-coaster campaign, the Russian fake media machine has trained its sights on the French elections. Opinion polls have the leading candidates, far-right National …read more
Source: VICE News
