Since his big television interview in the 1 p.m. of TF1 and France 2, Emmanuel Macron has been the subject of false information circulating on social networks.
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It was 1 p.m., and not a second later, when Emmanuel Macron spoke to the French in the midday news papers. After several weeks of an intense social movement linked to the much-discussed pension reform, the President of the Republic took the floor for the first time, in particular to indicate that he was not going to back down, and that he wanted to apply his reform by the end of the year.
A deaf noise at the origin of the disappearance of Emmanuel Macron’s watch
On the merits, the words were debated, but on the form, it is a small detail that caused a lot of reaction on social networks. Indeed, at the start of the interview, we see that Emmanuel Macron wears a watch on his left wrist. Except that at some point, the president puts his hands under the table, before taking them out… without the famous watch. From then on on Twitter, many rumors circulated about the price of the watch, which was the subject of debate on social networks. Some advancing the sum of 80,000 euros. The newspaper’s Check News team Release, therefore conducted its small investigation into the disappearance of the watch in the middle of an interview. After contacting the Élysée, the daily explains that it was the sound of his watch on the table separating the head of state from the journalists that forced him to part with it: “Contrary to what is said on social networks, the president does not take off his watch for the sake of concealing it, but because he had just banged it brutally against the table.” And as we see in the interview, there is indeed a dull noise that is heard when he hits his left hand on the table a few seconds before seeing the watch disappear.
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A watch at 80,000 euros for Emmanuel Macron? The Élysée strongly denies
In addition, the Elysée also denied the announced value of the watch, just like the model. According to Emmanuel Macron’s entourage, it is “a perfect example fake news“ : “The President of the Republic wears a Bell & Ross BR V1-92 watch personalized with the coat of arms of the Presidency of the Republic. He has worn it very regularly for more than a year and a half.” And CheckNews to provide proof of an official snapshot, all watches outside, dating from October 2022.
