France says Russia is behind disinformation campaign in election year

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French authorities are accusing Russia of orchestrating a campaign to spread disinformation. France’s Viginum, a government watchdog, pointed to nearly 200 websites that have been set up spread Russian disinformation. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Lou Osbourn, a reseracher with the Centre of Information Resilience. 

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