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Former French PM Attal Files Legal Complaint over Alleged Russian Interference

Former French prime minitser Gabriel Attal, also a candidate in the 2027 presidential election, has filed a legal complaint alleging "foreign interference originating from Russian networks" after discovering he was the target of several deepfakes, fake news videos and fake newspaper front pages earlier this week.

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He did this after being featured in several deepfake videos this week and written about on fake news sites.

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Gabriel Attal, presidential candidate and leader of the Renaissance party, filed a complaint for "foreign interference" from Russian networks, said Saturday for his AFP lawyers. "If we don't do anything to protect ourselves, the elections can be distorted," warned the former French prime minister.

·Bucharest, Romania
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Several accounts on the X social network, posing as French and international media, spread misinformation about the ex-premier Gabriel Attal.

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Former French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, presidential candidate of 2027, filed a complaint for "foreign interference" from "Russian networks" that seek to destabilize him, his lawyers told the agency France Presse on Saturday.Continue reading...

·Barcelona, Spain
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Sud Ouest broke the news in France on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
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