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French security experts identify Moscow-based disinformation network

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64% Informative

France ’s Viginum agency says Russia is paving the way for a new wave of online manipulation.

The agency says the online network, which it has named “Portal Kombat” , includes at least 193 sites disseminating pro-Russian propaganda defending the Russian invasion of Ukraine and criticising the government in Kyiv .

VR Score

64

Informative language

62

Neutral language

59

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

80

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

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