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Israeli BlackCore Orchestrates Smear, French Probe Launched

5/13/2026

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BlackCore, an Israeli-registered firm, allegedly coordinated a smear campaign against France Unbowed candidates with fake websites and QR-code links.
French intelligence agencies opened an investigation into the foreign-interference operation targeting candidates in Marseille, Toulouse and Roubaix.
Meta removed accounts tied to the campaign after determining the activity originated in Israel.
Delogu filed a defamation lawsuit after a blog and QR codes linked to the campaign alleged sexual misconduct.

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Story summary

BlackCore, an Israeli-registered firm, allegedly coordinated a smear campaign against France Unbowed candidates with fake websites and QR-code links.
French intelligence agencies opened an investigation into the foreign-interference operation targeting candidates in Marseille, Toulouse and Roubaix.
Meta removed accounts tied to the campaign after determining the activity originated in Israel.
Delogu filed a defamation lawsuit after a blog and QR codes linked to the campaign alleged sexual misconduct.