France’s ‘French Response’ uses memes and sarcasm to fight disinformation on X

France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ramped up its fight against disinformation with “French Response”, an official X account which replies to trolls and fake news with humor, irony and provocation. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The account has amassed more than 180,000 followers since its creation in September, taking aim at disinformation peddled by pro-Russian users and […]

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European Commissioner for Sport says he ‘respects’ IOC’s decision to ban Ukrainian Olympian

European Commissioner for Sport Glenn Micallef said he respected the International Olympic Committee’s decision to disqualify a Ukrainian skeleton racer over his custom helmet featuring portraits of fallen Ukrainian athletes, while expressing sadness that “the situation could not be resolved.” ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Vladyslav Heaskevych was disqualified before his first run at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter […]

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