Overview
- Government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon said there will be no state label and no plan for a so‑called ‘ministry of truth.’
- Macron supports a journalist‑led certification to identify ethical, fact‑checked outlets and wants faster legal tools to block demonstrably false online content.
- Bolloré‑owned CNews, Europe 1 and the Journal du Dimanche cast the proposals as an authoritarian drift, with host Pascal Praud accusing the president of seeking a single narrative.
- The Élysée posted a rebuttal accusing those outlets of spreading false information and shared a video of Macron insisting the state must not run any certification scheme.
- Les Républicains launched a petition and far‑right leaders invoked Orwell, as Macron also presses for tighter oversight of social media algorithms ahead of the 2027 presidential race.