{
  "id": 8240400,
  "title": "Deepfakes, Fake News and ‘Rigged’ Vote Claims: Russia Targets France’s 2027 Election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/deepfakes-fake-news-and-rigged-vote-claims-russia-targets-frances",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T11:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/84831"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russian disinformation networks are targeting potential French presidential candidates with deepfakes, fabricated reports and false health claims ahead of the 2027 election, according to Ukraine’s Center for Strategic Communications. The campaigns also target France’s electoral institutions, with Telegram and anonymous websites emerging as key channels for spreading pro-Kremlin narratives.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}