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  "id": 1728275,
  "title": "France probes Russian disinfo campaign against centrist candidates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/france-probes-russian-disinfo-campaign-against-centrist-candidates-1728275",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T14:06:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local France",
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "French prosecutors have opened a probe into a suspected Russian disinformation campaign targeting centrist candidates in next year's presidential elections, the office of the Paris prosecutor said on Tuesday.",
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        "title": "France probes Russian disinfo campaign against centrist candidates",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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