The network is discussing a photo of Emmanuel Macron in boxing gloves: the biceps turned out to be “Photoshopped”, and he himself is “imitating Putin”

The network is discussing a photo of French President Emmanuel Macron wearing boxing gloves: signs of Photoshop were found on it, as previously in photographs of members of the British royal family. The network does not believe that the head of France actually has such biceps, and they say that he imitates Russian President Vladimir Putin. The personal photographer of the French President, Soazig de la Moissoniere, published black and white photographs on her Instagram*.

In the comments under the photos, users doubt that Macron is really in such physical shape as he demonstrates in the footage. And journalists from the Times compared him to Putin, since the Kremlin published similar photos of him. “These photographs convey a message of “ultimate masculinity” and are reminiscent of photographs of Putin bare-chested, riding a horse or practicing judo,” the material says.

Emmanuel Macron has recently been often discussed in the media space: for example, after the appointment of Gabriel Attal, who became the youngest prime minister in French history. Also, the French President is often criticized because of his wife Brigitte Macron, who is 25 years older than him: they met when Macron was at school, and she was his teacher. At the time of their acquaintance, Brigitte was married, and her eldest daughter was in the same class with Emmanuel.

*Instagram belongs to Meta, a recognized extremist organization in the Russian Federation