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Certain EU countries were hit with waves of disinformation before the elections

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Video. Vast disinformation networks hit Europe ahead of EU elections

Updated: 18/07/2024 - 7:04 GMT+2

There was a large coordinated attempt on social media to peddle pro-Russian, anti-vaccine and anti-LGBT narratives as the June European vote approached, a new report says “with absolute certainty”.

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