A short film from the official Associated Press channel triggered an avalanche of online speculation. Internet users say Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz were caught hiding cocaine accessories while travelling to Kiev. Are we actually dealing with a scandal, or are we dealing with an online hysteria?

A short film from the official Associated Press channel triggered an avalanche of online speculation. Internet users say Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz were caught hiding cocaine accessories while travelling to Kiev. Are we actually dealing with a scandal?pic.twitter.com/FfWSTdPfEr
— DIGITAL NEXUS (@DigitalNexusPL)May 11, 2025

Controversial recording – what does it really show?

The video, which immediately went on social media, was recorded while travelling by train from Poland to Ukraine. It shows how French President Emmanuel Macron quickly hides a white object from the tabletop, sitting next to German politician Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keira Starmer. There were voices online that it was a cocaine bag and Merz had a drug spoon in his hand.

This is how post-Soviet services trained by GRU and NKVD, in this case the Ukrainian SBU. We do coke, girls, kids, and we record. Shit.pic.twitter.com/k8YDJSnzYE
— z0rr064 (@z0rr064)May 11, 2025

Avalanche of speculation and media reactions

Hysteria in Social Media

Internet users immediately began analyzing the video, pointing to the "suspicious" movements of politicians.
There were memes, comments and conspiracy theories that quickly gained popularity.

On the train video: a bundle, a spoon and the nervous movements of politicians. One's not there. — Donald Tusk. You can't like him, but you have to give him one: he doesn't hide the blame in his pockets
👇 Satyr of the last sober European.pic.twitter.com/pKe7zuxgEp
— The Sovereign Tribune (@ degenerat)May 11, 2025

On the film: President of France, Prime Minister of Great Britain and Chancellor of Germany.

Having forced Zelenski into another hellish scheme to sabotage the U.S. and continue bloodshed in Europe, and just like in the joke: "French, English and German got on the train and... was...pic.twitter.com/eysX1MNbH7
— Max Lagowski 🇵🇱🇺🇸🍊 (@MaxLagowski)May 11, 2025

European Junkies. 😂pic.twitter.com/BITeJ7a6kS
— ja (@sjastrzebowski)May 11, 2025

Dementi and the Voice of Reason

French media, including Libération, strongly denied sensational reports. According to journalists, there is no evidence that Macron had drugs on him – the supposed bag was just a handkerchief, and Merz kept a cocktail to drink. It was stressed that the whole matter was a result of over-interpretation and the desire to undermine the authority of European leaders. source:https://vinnews.com/2025/05/11/watch-french-media-denies-viral-cocaine-rumors-involving-president-macron-during-Ukraine-trip/

!!️For all drug addicts, including Republic workers.

Next time, could you check the hires photos you bought your license for? Coke and spoon to it turned out to be a handkerchief and a cocktail pick.

Sławku, just because you take it doesn't mean the others do.pic.twitter.com/xXZByogMTg
— Tomasz Janusz (@TomaszJanusz)May 11, 2025

Political context and the fight against drugs

It's worth reminding you that Emmanuel Macron has had a strong drug policy for years. In recent months, he has launched a large-scale action against drug dealers and users in France, introducing, among others, immediate mandates for possession of narcotic drugs. In Marseille and other cities there is a police offensive aimed at reducing drug crime.