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Macron's Disinformation Proposal Sparks Outcry Over Press Freedom
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- French President Emmanuel Macron faces backlash over disinformation remarks after the Journal du Dimanche appoints a far-right editor.
- Striking journalists warn that labeling outlets could threaten press freedom.
- Macron proposes a system to label outlets meeting journalistic standards, while critics call it control and compare it to Orwell's Ministry of Truth.
- Macron's office says fighting disinformation can itself generate misinformation and questions the move's impact.