DISINFO: Macron tries to buy French votes for 100 euros
SUMMARY
The French parliamentary coalition Ensemble, led by the Renaissance party founded by Emmanuel Macron, is offering 100 euros to all French people who vote for the coalition's candidates in the upcoming legislative elections on June 30.
In addition, if you vote for the “good” candidates, you will be able to receive a “Macron Bonus” of 100 euros. To do this, according to the site's instructions, you must vote for the presidential majority candidates on June 30, then send your social security number to a particular address. Depending on the status of the citizen (working, student, retired, unemployed, etc.), payment will be made through one of the government institutions according to the payment schedule.
RESPONSE
Pro-Kremlin destabilisation initiative 4 days before the French parliamentary elections with a deceptive copy, or Doppelgänger, of the Ensemble website to pretend that votes for the centrist movement are bought.
The website URL contains "24" instead of "2024" for the original website, which does not contain the imaginary promise of a bonus offered in the name of Emmanuel Macron. While the investigation into the authors of the fake website is still ongoing, it should be noted that only pro-Kremlin channels based in Moscow, operating in different languages, have promoted this story.
Radio France International makes a parallel with the Doppelgänger disinformation campaign that used fake news websites to push pro-Kremlin narratives.
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