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French Presidency Denounces Viral 'Cocaine Video' as Disinformation

  • On May 11, 2025, Emmanuel Macron of France, Keir Starmer from the United Kingdom, and Germany’s Friedrich Merz traveled together by train to Kyiv to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
  • This trip occurred amid a three-year conflict sparked by Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, during which Russia and pro-Kremlin actors have used disinformation targeting Ukraine and its allies.
  • A viral clip and manipulated photos falsely suggested that the leaders were using cocaine on the train; however, credible news agencies confirmed that what appeared to be a suspicious white item was actually a balled-up tissue containing no substances.
  • The Élysée Palace denounced the false information as fake news propagated by France's adversaries, emphasizing that disinformation has reached the point of falsely portraying an ordinary tissue as illegal drugs in an effort to undermine European solidarity.
  • French authorities, including disinformation watchdog Viginum, continue monitoring Russian-linked campaigns aimed at undermining support for Ukraine and destabilizing European cohesion.
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Tracking the disinfo on Macron's 'cocaine use' in Ukraine

Unsubstantiated claims of supposed cocaine use by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on a train to Ukraine last weekend may have started from a French account.

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