“Clips show French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dancing.”
Social media posts
Instagram post. Claim dated 19 Mar 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
The clips of Macron dancing were altered from footage of a California dance club in the 1980s. The video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy belly dancing was altered from a 2020 video.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 March 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 March 2024, 7 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C4s5Wt2uUh6/
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