In its first issue, the new media outlet L'Infiltré decided not to reveal the name of the "Rassemblement National (RN) mole." This new far-right weekly had promised for several weeks to expose the identity of the source within the RN who testified in investigations by Libération, a French investigative newspaper. The online media outlet L'Infiltré, launched by the website Frontières, had previously announced it would reveal the name of the RN official who allegedly provided information to Libération in its recent investigations into Jordan Bardella, the leader of the RN. However, the editorial board of L'Infiltré justified its decision in a statement by citing the context of a "cabal launched by Mediapart against Jordan Bardella," which it described as "instrumentalized in an objective of political assassination."
According to Mediapart, the president of the RN made antisemitic remarks in several conversations dated from 2013 to 2015. In the Bolloré media galaxy, L'Infiltré stated, "Facing the power of left-wing media and the relays they have, (...) we cannot guarantee that our information will be heard for what it reveals." The media outlet, which presents itself as a response to investigative media such as Mediapart and Le Canard enchaîné, has relied in recent weeks on the relays provided by the Bolloré media group. The editor-in-chief is indeed Jules Torres, a journalist with Le Journal du dimanche, also a columnist for CNews and Europe 1. Readers of L'Infiltré can read the other articles of this new opinion media.
On the front page, the weekly accuses Xavier Niel, the boss of Free, of having orchestrated "the leak of Hélène Mercier-Arnault's remarks on 'homeless people.'" Bernard Arnault's wife had stated on RTL that being homeless could be a "life choice." The remarks were not broadcast but were revealed by Mediapart. In another article, L'Infiltré criticizes Emmanuel Macron and Publicis for having intervened to influence the pope's program. The sovereign pontiff had considered in the spring to visit the Jeanne Garnier medical home, a Parisian palliative care facility. However, according to the weekly, the announcement of this visit would have been "embarrassing" at a time when the government was trying to finalize the end-of-life bill.
New Far-Right Media Outlet Withholds Identity of Alleged RN Source Amidst Political Controversy
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