Episode

Macron ‘slap’ was sparked by texts with Iranian actress, book claims

Podcast: Truth or Fake
Published: May 14, 2026
Duration seconds: 275
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Summary

An AI-generated tabloid magazine cover online claimed to show President Emmanuel Macron and Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani together. The fake cover builds on claims from a new book about the Macrons by a French journalist, who alleges the pair had a “platonic” relationship, of which the text messages prompted the now infamous "slap" by French First Lady Brigitte Macron, as the couple exited the plane in Hanoi.