Tag: Info check
Beheading video wrongly attributed to Wagner group
In Mali, more than a week after the defeat of the army and mercenaries of the Wagner group in Tinzaouatène, a beheading video has gone viral on social media in…
2024 Olympics: French soft power exposed to the information threat
The largest multi-sport event in the world, the Paris Olympic Games contribute to the cultural and economic influence of France. An exceptional spotlight, particularly exposed to disinformation campaigns. A week…
A demonstration in Paris after the Olympic ceremony? Beware of this fake news
Did hundreds of people gather in Paris, on the Trocadéro esplanade, to denounce an opening ceremony of the Olympic Games? occult and satanic “? This is what dozens of Internet…
Fake Hamas video causes confusion ahead of Olympics
In France, the organization of the Olympic Games is once again targeted by the dissemination of a misleading video intended to fuel public fears. This Tuesday, July 23, a recording…
Kamala Harris, new priority target for fake news from the Republican camp
It has been said: ineligible “, ” unfit to govern the United States “. Kamala Harris has been targeted by a vast disinformation operation on social networks in recent hours.…
What are these mysterious ships doing cruising in the North Sea?
Following the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in September 2022, NATO became aware of the vulnerability of its vital infrastructure at sea. In early 2024, unexplained movements of…
Images of the fire at Rouen Cathedral hijacked by far-right accounts
The investigation is still ongoing after a fire broke out on Thursday, July 11, 2024 at Rouen Cathedral in northwestern France. The fire started on the spire’s renovation site, which…
Disinformation in an electoral context: do not exaggerate the impact of fake news
Disinformation campaigns and other attempts at destabilization during election periods are a reality, but be careful not to play into the hands of propagandists by attributing an exaggerated success rate…
A gasoline shortage expected in France? Beware of this fake news
Will a huge gasoline shortage paralyze France from July 15? This is what several videos published on TikTok in recent days wrongly claim. To deceive Internet users, the accounts behind…
resurgence of Islamophobic fake news after the election
Forty-eight hours after the second round of the legislative elections in France, a wave of xenophobic false information is sweeping social networks. Hijacked videos, fabricated quotes, manipulated results, some fake…