Overview
- French national security officials told Raphaël Glucksmann this week that he was the target of a disinformation operation traced to Storm‑1516, a group linked to Russia’s GRU.
- Viginum formally identified the campaign and said operators built a fake outlet styled on the site Blast to publish forged documents and a fully fabricated video.
- The operation impersonated journalists including Edwy Plenel and used artificial intelligence to recreate voices and produce false audio and video that named Léa Salamé.
- The same pro‑Russian network was previously tied to late‑July posts spreading false claims about Édouard Philippe’s health, showing a pattern of targeting presidential hopefuls.
- Officials and Glucksmann warn this is likely the opening of sustained interference using synthetic media and faux ‘anti‑system’ outlets that could erode trust in the 2027 election.