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00:30These posts focused on Gabriel Attal, the former Prime Minister of France who is running
00:34to succeed current President Emmanuel Macron.
00:37Attal filed a criminal complaint with French authorities alleging foreign interference
00:42originating from Russian networks, after a swathe of deepfakes and false news reports
00:47targeted him on social media.
00:49For example, fake videos bearing the logos and visual identity of well-known French news
00:55outlets from Le Figaro and Libération circulated online, attempting to smear Attal by linking
01:01him to political scandals.
01:03News agency AFP, which reports having seen Attal's complaint, said that the former PM's
01:08lawyers said the fake content is likely to undermine the integrity of the upcoming election.
01:13After this, researchers noted the campaign moved to target Édouard Philippe, another
01:18former Prime Minister and a contender in the presidential election.
01:21Posts against him follow a similar pattern to those against Attal, mimicking respected
01:26media outlets such as Le Monde and AFP to mix real-life circumstances with distorted claims.
01:33For example, one of the claims here falsely claims a politician admitted Philippe orchestrated
01:39corruption in an investigation involving LH French Tech.
01:43Philippe is currently under investigation for financial wrongdoing, but there's no evidence
01:48that Stéphanie de Bazelaire, who's also under investigation, made these claims, despite
01:53what the post suggests.
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