France experienced widespread violent protests following the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy of Algerian and Moroccan descent by the police during a traffic stop on June 27. The incident sparked a nationwide debate on racism and the use of excessive force by law enforcement.
Against this backdrop, a video claiming to show French President Emmanual Macron dancing with his wife is widely shared on social media with a caption: “While France is falling, here is Macron & his wifey partying yesterday”.
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be MISLEADING.
Running the keyframes of the viral video through Reverse Image Search, NM traced a media report carrying glimpses of the video, dated June 23, 2023, with a headline: “In the video, the frenzied dance of Brigitte Macron during the Music Festival at the Elysée”.
Searching further, we found the same video tweeted by the verified Twitter handle of a news channel on June 23, 2023, with a caption “Dance fever alert: Brigitte Macron’s comedic dance performance take social media by storm!” Similar visuals from the music festival had been also uploaded on Twitter on June 22, 2023.
Dance fever alert: Brigitte Macron’s comedic dance performance take social media by storm!https://t.co/oAM2JOE5MN pic.twitter.com/kY7vfasLFG
— Yeni Şafak English (@yenisafakEN) June 23, 2023
The Fête de la Musique, also known as the Music Festival at the Elysée, was established in 1982 by the Ministry of Culture in France. It aims to engage the large number of individuals in the country who play musical instruments and bring music to the streets. Celebrated worldwide on June 21, the festival takes place primarily in the evening and throughout the night, welcoming musicians of all levels, including amateurs and professionals.
Thus, it is evident from the above information that the viral video of French President Emmanual Macron dancing predates recent riots.
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