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How flames of French political crisis are being fanned by foreign bot networks

• Sep 8, 2025, 9:05 PM
1 min de lecture
In the midst of France's political crisis, low trust in politics and politicians is creating fertile ground for fake news stories to spread. An anti-government campaign calling for a nationwide shutdown on September 10 is being pushed and manipulated by bots, likely controlled by a foreign entity. We take a closer look in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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At least nine pig heads found outside several Paris mosques
• 11:33 AM
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At least nine pig heads have been found near several mosques in and around Paris, the city’s police chief said Tuesday, noting that more may be found. France’s interior minister has condemned the acts, calling them “outrageous”.
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Tunisia
: Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla alleges drone attack, Tunisian authorities deny strike
• 11:05 AM
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The Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla has released a video showing one of its boats struck by a flaming object in Tunisian waters near the port of Sidi Bou Said, alleging it was a drone attack. There is currently no confirmation, and the Tunisian National
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Ethiopia launches massive hydropower dam against bitter Egyptian opposition
• 10:44 AM
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Ethiopia officially inaugurates Africa's largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of Ethiopians while deepening a rift with downstream Egypt that has unsettled the region.
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Soaring debt, political turmoil: Who will (or can) save France?
• 10:36 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, September 9: There's political turmoil in France after Prime Minister François Bayrou is forced to resign. One paper asks: what future for France and who will save France? Also, The Wall Street Journal publishes a crude letter it
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'Don't open your doors': Activists defiant as Trump launches ICE raids in Chicago
• 10:30 AM
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The Trump administration on Monday launched a new immigration enforcement operation in Chicago, saying the latest federal crackdown in a US city would target the "worst of the worst criminals." But activists in the city remain defiant and say they will r
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Why France’s ‘Block everything’ protesters are calling for credit card boycott
• 10:29 AM
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On top of to France's political crisis, Wednesday's "Block everything" protests threaten to shut down the country. Preparations for the shutdown are in full swing, with operations planned to block roads but also a call to boycott credit cards and many re
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French doctor goes on trial accused of poisoning 30 patients
• 10:26 AM
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A French doctor accused of intentionally poisoning 30 child and adult patients, 12 of whom died, went on trial Monday, saying before the hearing he was not responsible for the "distress" of his alleged victims and their families. Frederic Pechier, 53, wo
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'Bye bye Bayrou': Celebrations in some French cities after PM's downfall
• 10:23 AM
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There were celebrations across France after Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a vote of confidence in the National Assembly on Monday. MPs ousted Bayrou by 364 votes to 194 over his austerity budget, which aimed to cut €44 billion to reduce the country
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Russian strikes kill at least 20 people in eastern Ukraine, says Zelensky
• 10:21 AM
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A Russian air strike on the eastern region of Donetsk has killed at least 20 people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday. In a social media post, he wrote that an aerial bomb hit the village of Yarova and urged Ukrainian allies to resp
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French political crisis 'very bad news for the EU'
• 10:20 AM
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Legislators toppled France’s government in a confidence vote on Monday, a new crisis for Europe’s second-largest economy that also spells trouble for the European Union at a moment where the bloc finds itself in need of strong leadership, says France 24'
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Panic in Gaza City as Israel orders residents to evacuate ahead of assault
• 10:19 AM
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The Israeli military on Tuesday dropped leaflets on Gaza City urging its Palestinian residents to evacuate ahead of an assault Israel’s defence minister has likened to a “mighty hurricane”. “You have been warned – get out of there!” Israeli Prime Ministe
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'Something beautiful': Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody covered by Zulu choir
• 10:18 AM
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A South African youth choir has translated and produced Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody in Zulu, with its own music video to match. But as Zulu songs are becoming more popular for international audiences, many African artists do not claim the royalties they ar
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Israeli military urges full evacuation of Gaza City, threatening 'mighty hurricane'
• 10:06 AM
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Israel's military on Tuesday ordered Gaza City residents to evacuate ahead of a new offensive, after Israel warned it would step up its military attacks in the strip in a "mighty hurricane" if Hamas does not free the last hostages it holds.
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Norway Labour Party wins election as populists make gains
• 9:49 AM
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Norway's minority Labour Party government won a second term in power on Monday while the populist right achieved its best-ever election result, official results showed, in a ballot dominated by concerns over rising living costs and wars in Ukraine and Ga
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Is the EU a strategic powerhouse or an ineffectual player?
• 9:47 AM
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European political leaders tried to switch off for a few weeks in August, but they must have had a lot on their minds. Russian forces have advanced in the Donbas, in eastern Ukraine.  A summit in Alaska between the Russian and American presidents set off
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'Last Tango for the French government': Italy reacts to political chaos in France
• 9:46 AM
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France 24's correspondent in Rome Josephine McKenna takes a look at some of the reaction to the fall of the French government in a no-confidence vote in Italy, a country that itself is no stranger to seeing prime ministers come and go in quick succession
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What's next for France's budget after Bayrou government collapses?
• 9:36 AM
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The collapse of PM François Bayrou's government after losing a confidence vote in the French National Assembly on Monday is casting a long shadow over the country's public finances. The eurozone's second-largest economy's debt pile currently accounts for
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ICE agents begin Trump-ordered crackdown on illegal immigrants in Chicago
• 8:37 AM
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US immigration authorities on Monday began a crackdown in Chicago in a bid to “protect” residents from the “criminal illegal aliens” the Trump administration claims have fled to the city because of its sanctuary laws. Activists say several people, whom t
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Darmanin, Lecornu, Cazeneuve... Who is the running to be next French PM?
• 8:25 AM
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French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking his fifth prime minister in less than two years after opposition parties united to kick out centre-right Prime Minister Francois Bayrou over his unpopular plans for budget tightening. France 24's international
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Russia struck Kyiv govt building with Iskander ballistic missile, Ukraine says
• 6:14 AM
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Russia used an Iskander ballistic missile in its deadly attack on a Ukrainian government building in Kyiv on Sunday, a top Ukraine official said. The impact of the powerful missile, which did not fully detonate, left a “gaping hole” in the building, and
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France aim for win over Iceland in World Cup qualifier despite injuries
• 5:17 AM
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France host Iceland in Tuesday's 2026 World Cup qualifiers without injured stars Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé.
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Live: Macron on lookout for new PM as Bayrou set to hand in resignation
• 5:12 AM
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French President Emmanuel Macron is on Tuesday expected to accept the resignation of his Prime Minister François Bayrou after the latter lost a confidence vote he had himself called over his austerity budget. Following the defeat in parliament Monday, Ma
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Murdoch heirs settle dispute over control of the right-wing mogul's media empire
• 3:26 AM
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Rupert Murdoch’s children reached a settlement in their legal battle over control of the media empire, his companies said Monday, cementing eldest son Lachlan’s leadership. The deal ends litigation from siblings who contested Murdoch’s push to install La
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ICC to hear charges against fugitive Ugandan rebel chief Joseph Kony
• 3:15 AM
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The International Criminal Court on Tuesday opened war crimes hearings in absentia against elusive Ugandian warlord Joseph Kony, whose Lord’s Resistance Army was responsible for the murder of some 100,000 people and the abduction of 60,000 children. Kony
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Gaza aid flotilla says boat struck by drone in Tunisian waters, authorities deny claim
• 3:05 AM
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Organisers of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists said late Monday one of their boats was struck by a suspected drone. Tunisian authorities denied detecting any UAV activity, saying “no drones” had been identified in the area
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Ethiopia launches Africa’s largest hydropower dam, straining ties with Egypt
• 2:29 AM
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Ethiopia inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a $5 billion project aimed at electrifying millions of homes. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has stoked years of tension with downstream Egypt, which fears reduced Nile flows, deepe
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Trump’s alleged birthday note and lewd drawing to Epstein released
• 1:47 AM
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A bawdy birthday note that US President Donald Trump allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 for his fiftieth birthday was published Monday by a congressional panel investigating the convicted sex offender and late financier's case. Trump previously cl
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US Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration raids
• 12:10 AM
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The US Supreme Court on Monday allowed government agents to resume roving patrols to detain migrants in California, a practice critics call racial profiling. The ruling bolsters US President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration stance amid stepped-up raid
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