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2025-05-12 03:40:34 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D3E55F63385125317A1A53C4BDDFFAFEE488750DB8C81FCD21C17501E5E15C42
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Video is circulating social media claiming Macron & Merz were caught hiding cocaine on a train. Higher-resolution photos available suggest it is a crumpled napkin on the table. The "spoon" is shaped like a cocktail skewer https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2025/05/fact-check-video-not-clearly-showing-macron-hiding-cocaine-on-train.html https://www.techarp.com/politics/macron-merz-hiding-cocaine-train-fact-check/ https://www.liberation.fr/checknews/non-emmanuel-macron-na-pas-cache-de-la-cocaine-prise-avec-friedrich-merz-et-keir-starmer-dans-le-train-pour-kyiv-20250511_ERP2X225XBFWZCNO4OZEXT5OFI/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGHhXLDjf0g https://www.gettyimages.de/detail/nachrichtenfoto/britains-prime-minister-keir-starmer-and-frances-nachrichtenfoto/2213651077
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