Russia is targeting French, Dutch and German elections with fake news, EU task force warns

The Telegraph ^ | January 24, 2017 | Justin Huggler, Roland Oliphant

[Navy Patriot]

Russia is seeking to influence the outcome of several key elections in European countries this year with fake news, a special task force set up by the European Union has warned.

The EU is reportedly allocating more funds to its East StratCom task force to counter the disinformation, amid fears Russia will target elections in France, Germany and the Netherlands

“There is an enormous, far-reaching, at least partly organized, disinformation campaign against the EU, its politicians and its principles,” a source close to the task force told Germany’s Spiegel magazine.

[Navy Patriot]

Who has the pic of the two dogs saying; “We’re glad you’re home! The Russians pooped in the hall.”

This is #2 of four that usually pop up.

[duckln]

So you really think that Putin controls what's printed and broad-casted in the Eu ?

[servantoftheservant]

Nationalists gaining ground or leading in all these countries. Quick, blame the Russians.

Pathetic.

[1rudeboy]

Is there anybody here who has read the article? From where I sit, a number of folks appear to be hell-bent on telling me what I think about it, without reading it at all.

[virgil]

The only ones running a disinformation campaign is the EU.

[catnipman]

https://pics.onsizzle.com/were-glad-youre-home-the-russians-pooped-in-the-hallway-9821484.png