France’s leading rolling news channel BFMTV on Thursday said it has sacked an anchor after an investigation into alleged external influence in his work. The case was linked to a bid by an Israeli firm dubbed “Team Jorge” to influence elections around the world for clients. The channel had opened its inquiry in January into the work of M’Barki, a familiar face on its presenter roster. They said the M’Barki case was only a small example of the extent of its disinformation work. Le Monde said the items introduced by M’Barki “were part of broader disinformation campaigns orchestrated by Team Jorge”.
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