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Macron 'death squad' claim is latest disinformation bid by NGO with links to Russian intelligence

Former Élysée official Alexandre Benalla (June 2023). © Christophe Archambault/AFP

The Foundation to Battle Injustice (FBI), a so-called NGO controlled by Russian military intelligence, is continuing its activities against France. Its latest disinformation operation claims to reveal the existence of a presidential ‘death squad', spread via Azerbaijan and Chad. [...]

Published on 18/03/2025 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes Nicolas Quénel

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