Macron dismisses viral moment with wife as 'joking around' after disinformation claims backfire

French President Emmanuel Macron allegedly argued that video images showing his woman Brigitte pushing him distant with some hands successful the look connected Monday were a pro-Russian disinformation campaign.

"Brigitte's hands #Macron brought to the PR's look astatine #Hanoï : the Élysée initially denied the veracity of the images, suggesting a video generated by AI and relayed by pro-Russian accounts, earlier yet authenticating the series and evoking a infinitesimal of "complicity," a station from the French outlet, Brèves de presse, claimed.

Although Macron’s bureau initially denied the authenticity of the images, The Associated Press aboriginal confirmed them arsenic genuine. 

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In this drawback taken from video, France's President Emmanuel Macron prepares to disembark a level connected arrival, successful Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, May 25, 2025.  (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

His bureau has continued to downplay the incidental pursuing the archetypal effort to suggest a pro-Russia disinformation campaign.

"It was a infinitesimal wherever the president and his woman were decompressing 1 past clip earlier the commencement of the travel by horsing around. It’s a infinitesimal of complicity. It was each that was needed to springiness ammunition to the conspiracy theorists," his bureau said.

Macron has also told reporters that the mates were conscionable joking around.

"We are squabbling and, rather, joking with my wife," helium said, adding that the incidental was being overblown into "a benignant of geo-planetary catastrophe."

France's President Emmanuel Macron, center, departs aft a gathering with President Donald Trump successful the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, successful Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP)

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Video of the incidental showed a uniformed antheral opening the level doorway arsenic Macron was seen wearing a suit and lasting successful the doorway. Brigitte Macron's arms – successful reddish sleeves – could beryllium seen reaching retired and pushing Macron away, with 1 manus covering his rima and portion of his chemoreceptor portion the different was connected his jaw. The French president turned his caput distant but abruptly noticed quality cameras capturing the moment. He rapidly smiled and waved earlier exiting the doorway frame.

Macron and his woman aboriginal disembarked the stairs of the craft together. The French president offered his arm, though the archetypal woman – seen wearing a reddish blazer – did not instrumentality clasp of it. 

France's President Emmanuel Macron and his woman Brigitte Macron disembark from the level upon their accomplishment astatine Noi Bai International Airport successful Hanoi connected May 25, 2025.  (LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)

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The video rapidly went viral and was chiefly promoted by accounts that person been accused of being habitually hostile to the French leader.

"For 3 weeks … determination are radical who person watched videos and deliberation I shared a container of cocaine, that I had a combat with the Turkish president, and that present I’m having a home quality with my wife," said Macron. "None of these are true. Everyone needs to calm down."

Fox News Digital's Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.