Overview

• A seconds-long clip showing Brigitte Macron thrusting her hands at Emmanuel Macron’s face as they exited their plane in Hanoi went viral and fueled rumors of a private dispute.
• The Élysée Palace initially cast doubt on the video’s authenticity, later confirming it as real and describing the exchange as a moment of playful intimacy.
• President Macron told reporters in Hanoi that he and his wife were “just joking around” and cautioned against reading conspiracies into genuine recordings.
• A fellow passenger on the presidential flight spoke to Gala magazine and described the scene as a harmless jest amid a collegial mood on board.
• Experts and officials say the incident fits a broader pattern of misleading claims spread by pro-Russian accounts that have targeted Macron with false narratives.