Telegram founder arrest: Fake Al Jazeera video claims France lost $17 billion in UAE arms deal 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 $17 billion contract with France for Rafale fighter jets in retaliation for its citizen's arrest, and putting the close military ties between the two countries at stake. Vedika Bahl explains.