No, that video of Emmanuel Macron kissing another man is NOT REAL (but it is still kinda hot)
real?No, it absolutely is not—it’s just an AI deepfake. But… it is still kind of hot, no? (Sorry not sorry!)If you’ve been on Twitter X in the past week or so, chances are you’ve seen a series of photos of Macron vacationing at Fort Brégançon, the historic holiday residence off the French Riviera.
The president was spotted on a boat with a number of friends—all shirtless and in swim trunks—rough-housing and having some fun in the sun.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Despite the fact that these look like stills ripped directly from a gay adult film for those who like their men a bit older (call it “BelAmi: Where Are They Now?”), the photographs themselves are very much real and have captured the public’s imagination.As one X user cheekily pointed out, it looks as if Macron was celebrating the 2024 Paris Olympics with a nod to traditional Greco-Roman wrestling!Très heureux de voir le président Macron se prendre aux #JeuxOlympiques en pratiquant la lutte Gréco romaine pendant ses vacances à Bregançon pic.twitter.com/kkeDlRKCzlBut recently, someone on the internet (the original source is not immediately clear at this time) used these images to create an AI-generated clip that depicted Macron locking lips with the bald-headed man in the black swimsuit.
And at first glimpse, it’s fairly convincing! Take a closer look a you’ll see some strange details that just feel off: Why are the rocks in the background constantly shifting?
Why does it look like Macron’s stomach is billowing in the wind? How is that guy’s hand completely detaching from his arm???That is some chest hair.It should be obvious the video is a total fake, but so-called “Media & News Company” World War Now—which appears to have no accreditation whatsoever—shared a screenshot of the kissing clip, intentionally making it more difficult to discern what’s real and what isn’t.From their verified X account (which we’ll remind you.
