Covert Russian network exploited French riots on social media, EU report says
Verified: 3 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 9.
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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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
[Claude] Report 2 is a version of the same Reuters story about the covert Russian network exploiting the French riots, with matching dateline and details, so it is the same event and does not conflict.
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