Was President Macron Covered in Garlands in French Polynesia? No. By Alec Dent Jul 28, 2021 13 A viral tweet claims to show French President Emmanuel Macron covered in floral garlands that he received upon his arrival in French Polynesia. President Macron is turned into a human wreath during his official welcome to French Polynesia. pic.twitter.com/7q9fiULEUN Create a free account Access additional articles and newsletters for no cost, no credit card information needed. Continue ALREADY HAVE AN ACCOUNT? SIGN IN Worth Your Time Jun 8, 2023June 7, 2023 God, Guns, and Trump David French Jun 7, 2023June 7, 2023 For Sale Nick Catoggio Jun 7, 2023June 7, 2023 Chris Christie’s Contribution Jonah Goldberg Jun 7, 2023June 7, 2023 La Sombrita and America’s Pervasive Band-Aid Problem Scott Lincicome Jun 7, 2023June 7, 2023 Chris Christie Gets In Andrew Egger, David M. Drucker and Audrey Fahlberg About Alec Dent Alec Dent is the culture editor and a staff writer for The Dispatch. He is a graduate of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at UNC Chapel Hill, and previously oversaw The Dispatch's fact checking team. More from Alec Dent Conversations (13) Comments (13) Join The Dispatch to participate in the comments. Sort by: Newest to Oldest Most Popular Oldest to Newest Ben Bobbitt 2 years ago more replies Hoisted by their own petard. Ouch. Collapse Aylene Wright 2 years ago more replies This fact check certainly provides evidence for the high wall between the fact check side and standard news / opinion side of the TD skiff. Hopefully the main crew tosses some provisions over the wall from time to time! Collapse Dustin Anglin 2 years ago more replies I was really hoping he was doing a Midsommar thing ;) Collapse RedBeardRob 2 years ago more replies I, too, was grumpy that an image of delightful whimsy was being Fact-Checked, but the use of "over-lei-ed" brought me back around. Well-played, sir. Collapse Cyprian 2 years ago more replies But it was so perfect. Collapse Victor Clairmont 2 years ago more replies Alec fact checking TMD! GET'EM ALEC! GET'EM! Collapse CynthiaW 2 years ago more replies Fill in my standard rant. Collapse Paul B 2 years ago more replies Boooooo let us have this one Collapse Pat @ Tavi Hall 2 years ago more replies Alas, too bad. Collapse Chris L 2 years ago more replies Oh c'mon, this was a fun one. Collapse Load More 1 2 Next »
Aylene Wright 2 years ago more replies This fact check certainly provides evidence for the high wall between the fact check side and standard news / opinion side of the TD skiff. Hopefully the main crew tosses some provisions over the wall from time to time! Collapse
Dustin Anglin 2 years ago more replies I was really hoping he was doing a Midsommar thing ;) Collapse
RedBeardRob 2 years ago more replies I, too, was grumpy that an image of delightful whimsy was being Fact-Checked, but the use of "over-lei-ed" brought me back around. Well-played, sir. Collapse