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The Bizarre French Election Stunt That Never Was

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Francois Fillon ordered 15,000 pairs of fake glasses with comedy “bushy eyebrow” attachments for campaign

It was a political stunt unjustly hidden from the French public. Officials working for Francois Fillon, the center-right presidential candidate, ordered 15,000 pairs of fake glasses with comedy “bushy eyebrow” attachments during the campaign, but then had a change of heart and hid them. But on Thursday French newspaper Le Figaro reported it had got its…

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