France Investigates Israeli Firm BlackCore for Election Interference and Disinformation Campaign

French intelligence agencies are investigating whether Israeli firm BlackCore orchestrated a disinformation campaign targeting hard-left France Unbowed candidates ahead of March municipal elections using deceptive websites, social media accounts, and disparaging digital ads. Meta confirmed it removed a network of accounts originating in Israel for coordinated inauthentic behavior primarily targeting France. Google and TikTok independently identified aspects of the operation. Reuters could not verify BlackCore existence in Israeli corporate records.