No evidence foreign powers sparked Europe’s riots, but they exploited them

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1. Excerpt · detected on 21/10/2026 14:08 UTC

   French and Italian ministers blame foreign powers for using social media to fuel riots across Europe. But while Russia-linked networks have exploited the violence, the European Commission still has There is so far no evidence that foreign powers caused Europe’s riots, only that they are driving it. exploited them, despite politicians blaming online manipulation for them. Brussels has refused to act, citing a lack of evidence.

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   France and Italy blame No evidence foreign powers for riots – sparked Europe’s riots, but where's the evidence? they exploited them

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