Far-right politics in France

who was accused of being a German spy.

So that all sort of, I think like, was that classic genealogy of the modern French far right.

They were brought up in this.

It sort of culminated on February 6, 1934, which was when this fascist mob attacked the French National Assembly.

It was something called the Stavinsky Affair, a minister in the French government who had shady financial dealings.

But it was used as an excuse to say, well, we need to overthrow the republic because the republic is the root of the rot in France.

The French far right will always like counterpose the nation and the republic.

And the French nation is eternal.

So in the end, will Marine Le Pen be any less electable in 2027.

Today in the France 24 debate, we're asking, is it the same French far right of old? With us, Emma-Kate Simons, journalist for the New World News site, also editor of Conspiracy Watch Global.

Tell us what Conspiracy Watch is.

Well, we literally watch and monitor conspiracy theories and disinformation, analyze them and try to in some respects, educate people about the actors and then the kinds of theories they're spreading.