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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Manisha Ganguly and David Conn

French broadcaster BFMTV suspends presenter amid disinformation scandal

Rachid M’Barki
Rachid M’Barki is at the centre of the inquiry into multiple stories broadcast on his show. Composite: Guardian Design/AFP/Getty Images/Haaretz/TheMarker/Radio France

France’s most-watched news channel, the 24-hour BFMTV, has suspended one of its longest-serving presenters and launched an internal investigation into news packages linked to an Israeli disinformation unit calling itself “Team Jorge”.

Rachid M’Barki, an anchor at BFMTV since its launch in 2005, is on leave and at the centre of the inquiry into multiple stories broadcast on his show, Le journal de la nuit.

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