Rumours, fake news, and leaks propagated on the internet tried to discredit the centrist candidate, Emmanuel Macron, in the last few days of the French election.
They were just the last of many attempts to influence the outcome of the vote, mainly in favour of Marine Le Pen, a far-right and anti-EU politician whose party was partly funded by Russia.
The anti-Macron content was mostly circulated by the so-called "patriosphere" - a group composed of "identitaires" (nativists), Nati...
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