France creates agency to fight foreign fake news aiming to undermine the state
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05/06/2021 - 09:51 The new agency will be keeping an eye on what gets into our computers. AP - Michel Spingler 3 min The French government has announced plans to set up an agency to combat foreign disinformation and fake news that aims to undermine the state . The move comes as France begins preparing for a presidential election next year. Advertising Read more
The French agency, which will be run by the Secretariat-General for National Defence and Security (SGDSN), will employ 60 people to trawl through online content, SGDSN chief Stephane Bouillon told parliament.
Who finances right-wing Hungarian portals in North America? June 3, 2021 7:20 pm·
There is growing concern that Putin’s Russia established a network of websites to spread disinformation and political propaganda in the US. And how about Viktor Orbán’s Hungary?
According to public records the Clevelandi Magyarokért Foundation was registered on December 5, 2019 in North Olmsted, Ohio as a non-profit entity. Within weeks the organization received 1.5 million Ft support from the Orbán government. (DSZT-KP-1-2020/1-000305, Bethlen Gábor Alap)
The Foundation operates a sleek, well-designed “news” website worth taking a look at. In the Hungarian section dozens of articles cover the US presidential election and the overall message is that President Biden is a fraudster. Titles include “Fraud of the century” (read here), and “USB cards were used for voter fraud in Pennsylvania” (read here) just to mention two. A piece from the late far-right Hungari
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