Pavel Durov Arrest: Fake Al Jazeera video claims France lost $17bn in arms deal with UAE

Telegram founder Pavel Durov Arrest: Fake Al Jazeera video claims France lost $17bn in arms deal with UAE. Though he was only in French police custody for a few days before his released under judicial supervision, disinformation surrounding the Russian-born Telegram founder Pavel Durov has hit the internet. A doctored social media video - falsely attributed to Al Jazeera - alleges that the UAE was freezing a $17bn contract with France for Rafale fighter jets in retaliation for its citizens’ arrest, and putting the close military ties between the two countries at stake