Was President Macron Covered in Garlands in French Polynesia?

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A viral tweet claims to show French President Emmanuel Macron covered in floral garlands that he received upon his arrival in French Polynesia.  

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  1. Ben Bobbitt

    Hoisted by their own petard. Ouch.

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    Aylene Wright

    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!

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    Dustin Anglin

    I was really hoping he was doing a Midsommar thing ;)

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  4. RedBeardRob

    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.

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    Cyprian

    But it was so perfect.

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    Victor Clairmont

    Alec fact checking TMD!

    GET'EM ALEC!

    GET'EM!

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    CynthiaW

    Fill in my standard rant.

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    Paul B

    Boooooo let us have this one

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    Pat @ Tavi Hall

    Alas, too bad.

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    Chris L

    Oh c'mon, this was a fun one.

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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.
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