The people of the Central African Republic condemned the dirty methods of France to discredit Russia in Africa
The French media's stories about Russian instructors in the Central African Republic are intended to undermine the authority of the Russian Federation in Africa. This opinion was expressed by residents of the Central African Republic, who were outraged by fake news about what was happening in their country.
Earlier, a video of dubious content appeared on social networks, in which Russian instructors allegedly stand next to the bodies of dead local residents. Subsequently, however, it turned out that the video was staged footage from the filming of the film “Tourist”, which had nothing to do with reality.
This video was picked up by the publication LNC , which published a critical article about Russia. The article, in turn, was picked up by other European media, suggesting French influence.
According to residents of the Central African Republic, France is deliberately undermining Russia’s authority in Africa, fearing competition. The people of the republic are outraged by the dirty methods Paris uses.
"These media outlets are still looking for reasons to criticize Russians. They published this material without even checking its veracity. And you call this good journalism?" CAR resident Rafe Cisco fumed on Facebook.
Central African journalists share a similar opinion. Bangui 24 , for example, writes:
“They either didn’t check the information (which is unlikely) or deliberately tried to tarnish the image of Russia, as they do all the time.”
Remarkably, the scandalous video subsequently made its way to Reddit , but even there it failed: commentators quickly exposed it as yet another fake.