Macron forced to clarify that it did not take cocaine for the meeting with Zelenskyy

Polemic was settled on social networks and the Elisha Palace had to clarify the presence of a white object at the table of the trilateral meeting between the French, British and German leaders in the train that went to Kiev.

Emmanuel Macron’s office was forced on Monday to deny rumors that the French president took cocaine For the diplomatic visit to Kiev last Friday.

The controversy emerged after a video in which Macron was gathered with British Prime Minister Keir Stmermer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a train to Ukraine. Macron is seen to take a white object and remove it from the table.

On the internet, the rumor was soon circulated that the object was a bag with cocaine. Merz was not unharmed with accusations, with many users on social networks saying that the chancellor simultaneously hid a spoon of snuff – a small spoon used for nasal insufflation of powder substances – that would be on the table.

Here is the video in question, in which, at 0:32 minutes, the controversial moment comes:

There are already hundreds of video republications on social networks, accompanied by harsh accusations against world leaders. Alex Jones, a well-known right-wing conspiracyist with more than 4 million followers in the X, was one of those who shared the video with allegations without concrete evidence. Later, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also shared the video.

In the X, there are also several false montages in which Macron can smile with a white powder spread by the face, or even false versions of the same video created with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) of leaders to consume the drug and strip to dance during the trilateral meeting.

This Sunday, the Elisha Palace came to clarify everything: “this It is a scarf of paper. To blow the nose“.

“When the European unit becomes inconvenient, misinformation to the point of making a simple scarf look like a drug. This false news is being disclosed by the opponents of France, both abroad and inland. We must remain vigilant against manipulation,” warned the official residence of the French President in an X.

When European unity becomes inconvenient, disinformation goes so far as to make a simple tissue look like drugs.

This fake news is being spread by France’s enemies, both abroad and at home. We must remain vigilant against manipulation.

– Élysée (@elysee)

Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot accused Russia of being “desperate” for preventing peace in Ukraine.

“This unfortunate incident says a lot about the current level of Russian diplomacy, which has long become a misinformation tool,” said the center to combat Ukraine disinformation, quoted by.

Since the appointment of Jean-Noël Side as Macron International spokesman, Elisha has adopted a more proactive and assertive strategy to combat false news and online rumors. As for the “enemies” that spread false news – and although not pointing to the finger specifically to anyone and no nation – the French government had already warned last month that Russia is conducting a secret campaign of cybership and misinformation against France.

Already last month, Elisha rejected rumors that US President Donald Trump excluded Macron from discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a Vatican meeting.