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France: fake news at the time of the presidential election

Since the second round, Sunday April 24, certain rumors relayed on social networks claim that Emmanuel Macron was re-elected thanks to massive fraud.

It is not so: Some information has actually been manipulated to build this fake news © Imagem de memyselfaneye por Pixabay

By: Sébastien Duhamel Follow

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**This week

back on the French presidential election.

Since the second round, Sunday April 24, certain rumors relayed on social networks claim that Emmanuel Macron was re-elected thanks to massive fraud.

It is not so: Some information has actually been manipulated to build this fake news. 

editorial

team also looked into the presidential election in France, with around ten verifications published on their site.

A campaign relatively spared by fake news, we learn, at a time when fake news abounds on the war in Ukraine 

**Guest of Dessous de l'infox:

, co-author of the book

, published by First. 

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