Neither France’s Ministry of the Armed Forces nor its Ministry of the Interior has made a statement suggesting that the nation’s military is ready to arrest President Emmanuel Macron for treason, a French military spokesperson said in response to a false headline circulating online. A headline saying the French military is prepared to arrest Macron is circulating in the form of a screenshot, with examples (here) and (here). The current People’s Voice report quotes an authentic tweet by former Brexit Party politician Jim Ferguson saying: “There are unconfirmed reports that certain senior and serving French Military commanders have delivered an ultimatum to #Macron. No credible news outlets online have reported that either General Lecointre or General de Villiers issued such a warning to Macron (bit.ly/3pDDAdT) and (bit.ly/43ht4qy). There is no evidence that French military officials issued a statement indicating that they are ready to arrest President Emmanuel Macron for treason.

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Persons: Emmanuel Macron, ” Macron, Nahel, Jim Ferguson, General François Lecointre, Pierre de Villiers, de Villiers, Lecointre, Read Organizations: France’s Ministry of, Armed Forces, Reuters, Ministry of, Brexit Party, French Military