Yellow Vests – French Government Blames Moscow For "Fake Social Media" Revolt

In what appears to become a repeat of the 2016 US Presidential Election accusations, the French government of President Emmanuel Macron today sensationally says that Moscow is behind at least 200 fake social media accounts which have riled up the public in the past few days against the Parisian police forces.

(Disclaimer: the picture above this article is fake, clearly).

Via @Le_Figaro : "«Gilets jaunes»: les autorités enquêtent sur de faux comptes internet" : https://t.co/k3IRA99jqv Hundreds of social media accounts linked to Russia have sought to amplify the street protests that have rocked France, according to analysis seen by The Times ? pic.twitter.com/cVrYWJJWLc

— Martial Gervaise (@argevise) December 9, 2018

French security services appear to have launched an investigation after a mass of false accounts was created on social media in the past few days, intended to reinforce the protest of the 'gilets jaunes' (yellow vests) movement.

Sources close to the investigation have leaked this to the press.

During Saturday’s protests in France, a total of 1,723 people were arrested.

Matter of days before the Guardian features this completely unevidenced idea as a column.

Moscow bots are behind #giletsjaunes ... and only Robert Mueller can stop them. https://t.co/s9oUOUtfqH

— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) December 9, 2018

It is currently the Secretariat General of Defense and National Security (SGDSN) that coordinates the investigation.

The French are wary of manipulation and another source close to the investigation says it is too early to comment on the revelations that the British newspaper The Times made today. The French say that to prove who is behind it will require complex research and will probably take time.

Related coverage: France – Anger Over Elitist President Remains.

According to The Times, there are hundreds of fake accounts created by Russia, that intend to stir up the revolt of the 'gilets jaunes'.

The newspaper, citing cybersecurity company New Knowledge, writes that about two hundred Twitter accounts are distributing photos and videos of so-called protesters of the 'gilets jaunes' movement who have been seriously injured by the police.

In reality, the images were made during events that have nothing to do with the protest movement which has been holding France hostage for three weeks now.

Moscow is very much involved #GiletsJaunes pic.twitter.com/58eaZbTJ78

— Henriette L (@HenrietteLevy) December 8, 2018

After three weeks of protest, the 'gilets jaunes' movement organized a new day of action on Saturday, and this time too it was permeated with violence.

Example of modern covert black propaganda: fake news account @HappeningNow__
Most mentioned user @NATO, top hashtag #Paris #GiletsJaunes [...] #Russia. Most shared links: Sputnik News, most shared video from RT (Ruptly) #disinformation #propaganda #OSINT pic.twitter.com/m7a0Kxc4Qs

— x0rz (@x0rz) December 9, 2018

In order to meet some of the demands of the movement, which was largely generated through social networks, the French government withdrew a tax increase that would have otherwise taken effect in January 2019.

Moscow has not commented on the accusations presented in the British press today.

Source:
http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2018/12/08/97001-20181208FILWWW00153-gilets-jaunes-les-autorites-enquetent-sur-de-faux-comptes-internet.php

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