As Paris emerges as the West’s top supporter of Ukraine, the infamous John Mark Dougan-powered Storm-1516 Russian disinformation operation is now targeting France A full version of this report is available through NewsGuard’s Reality Check. By Natalie Huet, McKenzie Sadeghi, and Chine Labbe | Published April 17, 2025 A Russian propaganda operation that previously took aim at elections in the U.S. and Germany has a new target: France. NewsGuard found that Storm-1516 — a Russian influence operatio...