Recent rumors alleging cocaine use by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on a train to Ukraine have spread widely, originating from a far-right French activist. While the social media posts misrepresented footage showing Macron interacting with a tissue, his office labeled the claims as 'fake news' propagated by adversaries. Analysts noted that Russian disinformation campaigns have intensified amid the Ukraine war, with conspiracy theorists amplifying unsubstantiated allegations about Macron's drug use, further complicating efforts against misinformation.
This latest attack built on previous claims among conspiracy theorists that Macron has a cocaine habit.
Macron's office dismissed the rumour as 'fake news... being spread by France's enemies'.
'Macron, Merz and Starmer were doing coke together on the train' is UNLIKELY a Russian disinfo campaign.
The conspiracy-laden posts nevertheless accumulated tens of millions of views worldwide.
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