Emmanuel Macron hides a cocaine bag in viral video? French media call claims “absurd conspiracies”

A video by French President Emmanuel Macron, who hid a white bag with something hidden, became viral and claimed that it was a cocaine bag. But the French media beat the rumors about social media and called them “absurd conspiracies”.The video was recorded when Macron drove to Ukraine on a train. But he wasn't alone; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the British Prime Minister Keir Starrer were also there.

How did the rumor start?

According to a report by Turkiye today, the rumor of the Russia's Foreign Ministry began. The spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, indirectly claimed that Macron, Merz and Starrer had shared drugs during their recent visit to Ukraine. The three managers arrived in Kyiv on Friday to take part in a row of high-ranking meetings, and they traveled together from Poland-one route for western dignitaries. The little bag in question was discovered in many photos by the media on the train. But Macron discreetly removed the bag, but there was a white object in front of Merz. Social media user called it as a cocaine spoon.Zakharova referred to the film material in a telegram post and suggested that “a Frenchman, an Englishman and a German cocaine could not use and the utensils could not remove before journalists arrived. Zakharova's statement also aimed at Zelenskyy and described it as” unstable cocaine addict “. She claimed that a western diplomat once said her drug use among European leaders as “normal”.

French media reduce viral claims

The French media exemption said that it was actually a handkerchief that can be seen on high -quality photographs and the property before Merz could be a toothpick or a stirrer. “These conspiracy accusations fit the narrative that western elites are spoiled and unconsciously approaching the war,” said liberation. “This is clearly not the case. High-quality photographs and videos, such as those recorded by the AFP or AP news agencies, show that the mysterious bag made of white powder is actually a handkerchief that was rolled into a ball that was placed on the table before Keir sager arrived, and the cameras entered the cabin in which Macron and Merz sitting. Fiddling with, “wrote liberation according to a translation.