Amplification of the 'bed bug' scare in Paris on social media, autumn 2023
Reportedon one origin only: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party.
The dataset records Russian amplification of the 'bed bug' scare in Paris on social media in autumn 2023. It codes the incident as influence operation, apparent goal disrupt daily life, target internet / Social media / News, location France; the dataset records it as running from October 2023 to 2023-12-31, and the date shown is the start of that period. The Leiden dataset includes incidents linked to Russia by officials, incidents fitting a pattern of officially suspected attacks, or incidents backed by journalistic evidence, and its authors call the data speculative and subject to change.
- When
- 1 October 2023
- Where
- Paris, France
- What
- other
- Acting party
- Government of Russia
- Attribution
- Attributed by one source. Listed as a Russian operation in the Leiden University Russian Operations Against Europe dataset; the dataset itself is the only source naming Russia that this draft cites.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · leiden
Sources
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 leiden: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, "Amplification of the 'bed bug' scare in Paris on social media, autumn 2023", ev-20261027-16ms, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-16ms/