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Fake and stolen Facebook profiles were most likely engaged in disseminating these narratives, the report said, with seemingly real users also joining in, the report said (Photo: ec.europa.eu)

Russia targeting Germany with anti-West narrative, report says

Russian disinformation efforts in Germany aim to divide public opinion, boost anti-Western sentiment, and exploit political debates over sanctions and inflation, a report published last month by Budapest-based Political Capital has found.

The disinformation efforts pushed various pro-Kremlin narratives with the help of fake, or stolen Facebook profiles targeting broadcast and tabloid media, and the we...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

Fake and stolen Facebook profiles were most likely engaged in disseminating these narratives, the report said, with seemingly real users also joining in, the report said (Photo: ec.europa.eu)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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