Elie Guckert
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Alexandre Douguine sur France Culture, ou la porosité des médias français à la propagande russe, que dénonce une tribune importante sur @liberation.fr rédigée et signée par des gens qui savent de quoi ils parlent
www.liberation.fr/idees-et-deb...
Alexandre Douguine sur France Culture, ou la porosité des médias français à la propagande russe
Le 23 novembre, le journaliste Frédéric Martel recevait «l’un des propagateurs les plus actifs de la stratégie d’influence russe», qui a «bénéficié d’un espace de parole sans filtre», dénonce un colle...
www.liberation.fr
December 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Fraudes, espionnage, accidents du travail… Basé sur des enquêtes internationales peu diffusées en France, un livre paru mi-novembre révèle les pratiques controversées d'Elon Musk pour qui, dans ses entreprises comme dans la vie privée, la fin justifie tous les moyens.

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Elon Musk : fraudes, espionnage, accidents du travail… les «Dossiers noirs» du patron de Tesla et SpaceX
Basé sur des enquêtes internationales peu diffusées en France, un livre paru mi-novembre révèle les pratiques controversées du milliardaire pour qui, dans ses entreprises comme dans la vie privée, la fin justifie tous les moyens.
www.liberation.fr
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Les Etats-Unis de Trump martèlent, aujourd'hui noir sur blanc, ce que l'on sait depuis des mois : Ils veulent la mort de l'Union européenne & des valeurs européennes fondamentales.

Mais la représentante de la diplomatie européenne persiste à faire l'autruche.

Quel funeste aveuglement volontaire.
December 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Aucun média, même dûment labellisé, n’est à l’abri d’un dérapage : il faut donner sa chance au conseil de déontologie – Ma tribune dans @lemonde.fr www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
« Il est un outil dont les journalistes auraient tort de se priver : celui de l’autorégulation de la déontologie »
TRIBUNE. La certification en amont et la saisine d’une instance indépendante en aval offrent aux médias les moyens de consolider leur crédibilité dans un espace informationnel instable, juge Yann Guég...
www.lemonde.fr
December 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Would love to see more journalists post the cables behind these stories. It would help others file FOIAs for related cable traffic.

And if you want to know how to read a State Dept cable - here's a great primer from @foianate.bsky.social @nsarchive.bsky.social
unredacted.com/2010/11/29/f...
Trump administration moves to deny visas to factcheckers and content moderators
Action detailed in a state department memo directs officials to deny visas to any applicant engaging in ‘censorship’
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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« Ainsi, l’Amérique claque la porte de l’ère post-1945. Les alliances traditionnelles n’engagent plus à rien, puisque tout est extorsion, rapport de force et alignement exigé. »

www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
La stratégie de sécurité nationale américaine prend les Européens pour cible et ménage ses adversaires
Le document publié vendredi 5 décembre par la Maison Blanche, dans lequel les alliances traditionnelles de Washington n’engagent plus à rien, marque une rupture historique avec l’ère post-1945.
www.lemonde.fr
December 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Two days after Witkoff and Kushner met Putin, the Treasury Department partially suspended sanctions on Russia announced last October
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Trump envoys press plan with Ukraine as sanctions eased on Russia
President Donald Trump's envoys were to meet Thursday with Ukrainian negotiators for the third time in two weeks to press his plan to end the war as his administration eased economic pressure on Russi...
www.france24.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Article d’un journaliste du Figaro dont l’identité a été usurpée dans le cadre de la dernière opération informationnelle de Storm-1516.

www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
Comment les pro-russes ont usurpé mon identité de journaliste au Figaro pour diffuser une fausse information sur Emmanuel Macron
RÉCIT - Un article mensonger affirmant que le président de la République a «un QI de 89» est signé de mon nom sur un faux site d’actualités. Je ne l’ai pourtant jamais écrit.
www.lefigaro.fr
December 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Don't fall for the manipulative "censorship" framing of EU's fines against X for DSA violations. The EU is trying to enforce their laws. X is breaking them. And the U.S. government is defending big tech, billionaries, & bullshitters rather than protecting users. www.linkedin.com/posts/daphne...
Don't let anyone tell you that the Commission's DSA enforcement against X is about speech or censorship. https://lnkd.in/g3Cyeeyk That would, indeed, be interesting! But this is just the EU… ...
Don't let anyone tell you that the Commission's DSA enforcement against X is about speech or censorship. https://lnkd.in/g3Cyeeyk That would, indeed, be interesting! But this is just the EU enforcing...
www.linkedin.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Great article showing that the theory according to which Russian disinformation actors are engaging in LLMs grooming is, to date, supported by little tangible evidence.
Now live: “LLMs grooming or data voids? LLM-powered chatbot references to Kremlin disinformation reflect information gaps, not manipulation” by Maxim Alyukov, Mykola Makhortykh, Alexandr Voronovici, Maryna Sydorova misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/llms...
December 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Is it a bot... or not?

When online outrage against a company or brand pops up, it can be easy to assume these incidents are solely due to armies of bots and inauthentic accounts.

But all may not be as it seems. Read on below to learn more.
(Don’t) Blame it on the Bots.
When online outrage against a company or brand pops up, it can be easy to assume these incidents are solely due to armies of bots and inauthentic accounts.
graphika.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Documents recovered after the fall of former Syrian dictator Bashar Al Assad show how Syriatel shared client phone data with an intelligence agency.

www.occrp.org/en/scoop/dam...
Damascus Dossier: Syrian Telecoms Operator Helped Assad Regime Spy on Citizens
Documents recovered after the fall of former Syrian dictator Bashar Al Assad show how Syriatel shared client phone data with an intelligence agency.
www.occrp.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Regarding the X fine announced today, a few points are worth keeping in mind, before unfolding in deep what’s there.

A thread on what matters in the DSA enforcement 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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EU fines Elon Musk’s X €120mn for transparency violations on.ft.com/49XYo4D
EU fines Elon Musk’s X €120mn for transparency violations
Penalty under the bloc’s Digital Services Act risks escalating tensions with US government
on.ft.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Syria's fallen dictator may be in exile — but some in his old guard aren’t ready to give up. A Reuters investigation has uncovered a secret campaign by former Assad loyalists to fund tens of thousands of fighters and stir uprisings against Syria's new government reut.rs/48TUVmr
Assad's exiled spy chief and billionaire cousin plot Syrian uprisings from Russia
From exile in Moscow, ex-intel chief Kamal Hassan and Assad cousin Rami Makhlouf are spending millions in competing efforts to build fighting forces to lead a revolt along Syria’s coast. The governmen...
reut.rs
December 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.

The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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The US government is now targeting anyone applying for a H-1b visa that have worked on "activities such as misinformation, disinformation, content moderation, fact-checking, compliance and online safety, among others."

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Pour protéger ses employés basés au Four Seasons à Damas, l'ONU a versé 11 millions de dollars à une entreprise de sécurité détenue par les services de renseignement du régime syrien. Via @icij.org.

www.icij.org/investigatio...
United Nations paid $11M to Syrian security firm owned by Assad intelligence services, documents show
For over a decade, U.N. aid agencies poured millions into the company despite warnings from human rights advocates.
www.icij.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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The #DamascusDossier investigation is now live.

The exposé includes new details of former Syrian president Bashar Assad's vast system for the detention, torture and murder of Syrian citizens — and the international forces that financed his regime.

Read our stories:
Damascus Dossier - ICIJ
Tens of thousands of secret photos and intelligence files expose the Assad regime’s killing machine.
www.icij.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Networks of MAGA bots posing as Americans and featuring AI errors are being run from Asia

The Bot Blocker project @antibot4navalny.bsky.social identified five groups of “MAGA accounts,” the largest of which contains more than 200 “individual” pro-Trump voices.
Networks of MAGA bots posing as Americans and featuring AI errors are being run from Asia
Thanks to a new X feature that reveals where an account is operated from and whether a VPN tool is being used, social media and news outlets have been able to collect extensive evidence showing that m...
theins.press
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Fugitive pro-Kremlin oligarch Ilan Shor says he is shutting down his “social projects” in Moldova and withdrawing support for MPs

Analysts say the change may signal a shift in the Kremlin’s strategy for exerting influence in the country.
Fugitive pro-Kremlin oligarch Ilan Shor says he is shutting down his “social projects” in Moldova and withdrawing support for MPs
Pro-Kremlin fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor has announced that he is shutting down his “social projects” in Moldova and ending support for his allied MPs. In a statement, Shor claimed he was being forced ...
theins.press
December 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Saviez vous @liberation.fr qu'en insérant dans votre article un lien pointant vers le site Pravda, appartenant au réseau Portal Kombat identifié par @viginum.bsky.social, vous lui apportez trafic et notoriété, augmentant la visibilité de ses narratifs auprès des moteurs de recherche et des LLMs?
December 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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#factchecking. QI de Macron : comment un faux site a usurpé l’identité de journalistes en inventant des documents de la banque Rothschild

🔗 lessurligneurs.eu/qi-de-macron...

#macron #storm1516 #usurpationdidentite #journalistes
QI de Macron : comment un faux site a usurpé l’identité de journalistes en inventant des documents de la banque Rothschild - Les Surligneurs
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lessurligneurs.eu
December 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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The latest Storm-1516 disinformation campaign is targeting France and the president Emmanuel Macron, the campaign is promoting a false claim that Macron received a below average IQ score when he joined an investment bank Rothschild & Co
December 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM