US EditionRussian 'Disinformation' Hyped Paris Bedbug Scare, French Deputy Minister Says
- The issue of bedbugs was amplified on social networks by Russian-linked accounts, according to Barrot.
- Barrot confirmed a link between Russia and the bedbug panic, blaming Kremlin-linked accounts for spreading false information.
- Concerns arise over disinformation campaigns targeting European elections, particularly by far-right groups sympathetic to Russia.
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The panic that swept France in the fall of 2023 over the suspected spread of bed bugs was fueled by misinformation on social media accounts linked to the Russian state, a French minister said on Friday.
Russian 'Disinformation' Hyped Paris Bedbug Scare, French Deputy Minister Says
A bedbug scare in Paris last year that made headlines across the globe was artificially amplified by social media accounts linked to Russian "disinformation" activities, a French minister said on March 1.
According to the government in Paris, the French bed bug panic, which made international headlines last fall, was fuelled by Russia. The issue was “inflated on online services by accounts linked to Russia,” European Minister Barrot told broadcaster TF1.
France is alarmed by the bedbugs epidemic that has hit the country, blaming Russia. As French European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said, panic over the alleged spread of bedbugs has been fueled by disinformation on social networks linked to the Kremlin.
Russian disinformation on social media strengthened the panic over the feared migratory wave in France in the fall, according to Europe Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.
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