# Pro-Russian accounts amplified French anger before protests

> Pro-Russian social media accounts spread misinformation to fuel French protests and riots ahead of last weekend's unrest.
- Title: Pro-Russian accounts amplified French anger before protests
- Summary: Pro-Russian social media accounts spread misinformation to fuel French protests and riots ahead of last weekend's unrest. An NGO found pro-Russian online…
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- Source: France24 — https://france24.com/en/in-run-up-to-mass-protests-and-riots-pro-russian-accounts-amplified-french-anger-ngo-finds
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- Topics: alliance4europe, pro-russian, social media, france, riots, marine le pen, french presidential elections 2027, news, world, politics
## NGO finds pro-Russian accounts
Alliance4Europe research shows pro-Russian networks manipulated information online to exacerbate French anger ahead of last weekend's protests and riots.

> After analysing more than half a million posts across various social media platforms, the group says it was able to track the campaign back to the start of September
## Campaign tracked to September
The NGO tracked the pro-Russian information campaign back to the start of September after analysing more than half a million social media posts.

> After analysing more than half a million posts across various social media platforms, the group says it was able to track the campaign back to the start of September
## French protests and riots
France experienced mass protests and riots last weekend following pro-Russian social media campaigns that amplified public anger.

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## Protests continue
France braces for another weekend of protests amid nationwide riots as pro-Russian accounts amplify anger.

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## Key takeaway

An NGO found pro-Russian online networks manipulated information to increase anger in France before mass protests and riots.