French watchdog: Some hacked Macron data is fake
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France's election campaign commission says "a significant amount of data" has been leaked on social networks following a hacking attack on centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's campaign some 36 hours before voting starts in Sunday's runoff.
The commission says Saturday the data leaked apparently came from Macron's "information systems and mail accounts from some of his campaign managers." The watchdog says the leaked data has been "fraudulently" obtained and that fake news has probably been mingled in with it.
It urged French media and citizens "not to relay" the contents of the leaked documents "in order not to alter the sincerity of the vote."
French electoral laws impose a blackout Saturday and most of Sunday on any campaigning and media coverage seen as swaying the election.
