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French prosecutors are investigating a wave of coordinated disinformation targeting top political figures ahead of the 2027 presidential race, including former PMs Edouard Philippe and Gabriel Attal—both facing fabricated claims involving deepfakes and fake health scandals. Attal swiftly denounced the lies and filed a complaint, while Philippe’s team suspects Russian state actors behind the smear campaigns. French cybersecurity agency Viginum has linked the attacks to known Russian troll networks, Storm-1516 and Matriochka. The campaign also hit Raphaël Glucksmann, prompting a separate investigation this month. This underscores the escalating threat of digital manipulation in politics as truth battles fiction online.

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