France Investigates Alleged Interference by a Zionist Cyber Firm in Local Elections
French authorities have opened an investigation into a suspected foreign interference campaign targeting candidates from the left-wing party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed – LFI) during the March 2026 municipal elections, according to Reuters and several international media outlets.
The investigation centers on a little-known cyber and influence company linked to the Zionist entity, called “BlackCore”, which allegedly coordinated digital smear campaigns against several LFI candidates, including Sébastien Delogu in Marseille, François Piquemal in Toulouse, and David Guiraud in Roubaix.
According to sources familiar with the case, the operation relied on fake news websites, coordinated social media accounts, and targeted online advertisements spreading accusations and defamatory content aimed at damaging the candidates’ reputations ahead of the elections. French intelligence services are now attempting to identify the actors who may have financed or commissioned the campaign.
Reuters reported that investigators were unable to independently verify BlackCore’s legal registration or operational headquarters. Shortly after the revelations emerged, the company’s website and LinkedIn page disappeared from the internet.
Before going offline, BlackCore reportedly described itself as a company specializing in “information warfare,” influence operations, and narrative management for governments and political campaigns.
The affair intensified after Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced that it had dismantled networks of fake accounts involved in “coordinated inauthentic behavior” originating from the Zionist entity and targeting audiences in France. Google and TikTok reportedly detected elements of the same influence campaign.
French media outlets, including Le Monde, had previously warned about signs of foreign digital interference during the municipal elections before later reports linked the operation to BlackCore.
The case has revived concerns in France over foreign cyber influence, political manipulation through digital platforms, and the growing role of private intelligence firms in electoral processes, especially as the country approaches the 2027 presidential election.
