"France's VIGINUM agency, which tracks foreign disinformation campaigns, said it had detected inauthentic-looking websites and social media accounts with "foreign technical markers" that had been targeting "a French political party and... some of its candidates in the municipal elections in Marseille and Toulouse"."
"An online blog claiming to be written by a former associate described "how Sebastien Delogu hurt me and destroyed my life". Posters containing a QR code linking to the blog -- no longer accessible Tuesday -- were pasted around Marseille, according to photos taken by Delogu's team and sent to AFP."
"French daily Le Monde reported that the blog was connected to "a network of fake accounts" on X usually used to promote messaging from the pro-Israeli ELNET lobby, which is registered in France, and had also targeted Piquemal."
France's VIGINUM agency detected a foreign disinformation campaign targeting two La France Insoumise (LFI) lawmakers, Sebastien Delogu and Francois Piquemal, who are running for mayor in Marseille and Toulouse ahead of Sunday's local elections. The campaign involved inauthentic websites and social media accounts bearing foreign technical markers. A defamatory blog falsely attributed to a former associate was promoted through QR code posters distributed in Marseille. Le Monde reported the fake accounts were connected to a pro-Israeli ELNET lobby network. Both targeted lawmakers are vocal critics of Israeli military operations in Gaza. Delogu filed a defamation complaint with Marseille prosecutors, attributing the attacks to his stance on Palestinian territories and international law.
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