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Disinfo: Former French Economy Minister Macron could be a US Agent

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Sputnik English
  • Reported in: Issue 57
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 04/02/2017
  • Language/target audience: English
  • Country: US, France
  • Keywords: Emmanuel Macron, Secret services

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Disproof

Conspiracy theory with no evidence. The Czech MFA has said the cyberattack was done by a foreign state and it resembled the Democratic National Committee hack (performed by Russia): bit.ly/2kKHopz,

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A call took place between Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO Secretary General, and a prankster pretending to be President Poroshenko.

February 03, 2017
Disproof

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