French broadcaster BFMTV suspends presenter amid disinformation scandal
by Manisha Ganguly and David Conn from World news | The Guardian on (#68WMS)
Rachid M'Barki, one of channel's longest-serving hosts, suspended during inquiry into news packages linked to Team Jorge'
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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