The Elysée Palace responded to suggestions on social media regarding the subject Emmanuel Macron removed from the table on a train to Kiev. The president's office disbanded the cocaine wrap and showed that it was just a dusty handkerchief.
A video of Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keira Starmer, attracted many net users due to white item next to the glass on the table. The rumor came in last night from Sunday to Monday.
DEVELOPING SCANDAL: Macron, Starmer, and Merz caught on video on their return from Kiev. A bag of white powder on the table. Macron rapidly pockets it, Merz hides the spot. No exploration given. Zelensky, known cocaine enthusiast, had just hosted them. All 3 of the “leaders”... pic.twitter.com/M2h5Fhzo5h
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) May 11, 2025France issued a communication
"When European unity becomes uncomfortable, disinformation goes to make a simple handkerchief look like drugs" - said the Elysée Palace On the X. Paris platform, he published a picture, in which he clearly - not from a distance - you can see a crushed handkerchief lying on the table. "This is simply a handkerchief." - Signs in the photo.
Next to the image of politicians accompanying Macron, it was added, "This is European unity, in order to build peace."
When European unity becomes inconvenient, information goes so far as to make a simpletissue look like drugs.
This fake news is being spread by France’s enemies, both outside and at home. We must stay vigilant against manipulation. pic.twitter.com/xyXhGm9Dsr
The Elysée Palace has stated that fake news about drugs "is distributed by enemies of France, both abroad and at home"; he did not point to a circumstantial guilty party. Paris called for "to stay vigilant towards manipulation".
Source: PAP