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Charlie Hebdo files complaint against fake covers it calls 'Russian propaganda'

A fake Charlie Hebdo cover, which was never published by the newspaper. © RFI

The French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has filed a counterfeiting complaint in court against a series of fake covers that it says are pro-Russian propaganda.

Charlie Hebdo's editorial team has identified about 15 fake front pages of the newspaper published over two years that they say "aim to make people believe that we are in favour of the policies of Putin," they said in a statement on Monday, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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