The information portal "Ntv.al" has published today (March 5) on its official Facebook page, a post claiming that one of the photos shows the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, at a young age, together with his now wife Brigitte Macron.
In the caption of this image, this information portal claims that Brigitte's ex-husband, Andre-Louis Ozier, is also seen alongside these two.
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the photo is edited and that in the original, instead of Macron's face, the image of a woman is shown.
The same image has been verified by the French fact-checking platform “CheckNews”, of the newspaper “Liberation”. (here)
Link to the post published on Facebook by the "Ntv Televizione" page:
After research conducted by hibrid.info through online search engines, it has been confirmed that this edited image has been circulating on the internet since 2017. (here)
In the article published by "CheckNews", after verifying this image, it is stated that this photo comes from a documentary about Macron, called "The Meteor Strategy", broadcast on "France 3" television in November 2016.
"Therefore, we understand that the face of the woman seen under Brigitte Macron was replaced by one showing Emmanuel Macron at a young age.", it is stated in the content of the article published by "CheckNews".
Screenshot from the article published in "CheckNews"
CheckNews contacted François Ruffin, a France Insoumise MP and a high school student from La Providence, where Macron was also a student. He sent back a message: "I'm not sure, but I would say it's Hugot, the French teacher."
The information confirmed by the school, also contacted by CheckNews, states: "It's really Claude Hugot, now retired." (see here)
Analyze:
After verifying the facts, hibrid.info has confirmed that the image depicting French President Emmanuel Macron at a young age, together with his now wife Brigitte Macron, is staged.
Based on fact-checking conducted by the French platform "CheckNews", it is confirmed that the figure of a woman seen in that photograph was replaced with an image depicting Macron at a young age.
This content, which was published by "Ntv Television", is rated as "Unverified Content".
Reasoning:
The “Unverified” rating is given to those media reports that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which have not been able to confirm the same due to the lack or non-possession of reliable sources.