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50. Whether or not people agree with the fake quote, it's deliberate lying to claim Macron said it, and

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 01:57 PM

Feb 22

the OP should have been.deleted or corrected when no reliable source could be linked to.

Having fake quotes here makes DU look bad, and will make DUers misled by it who post it elsewhere look like fools or liars.

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MACRON SAYS THAT EUROPE CANNOT DEPEND ON THE MOOD OF A 79-YEAR-OLD CRY BABY 🍼 (#Trump) [View all] riversedge Feb 21 OP

AGREE.......... riversedge Feb 21 #1

Trump plotting revenge right now. Kingofalldems Feb 21 #2

Nancy who? stollen Feb 21 #5

It will take a few days Roy Rolling Feb 22 #43

We can't depend on him either. pandr32 Feb 21 #3

We Know he and Putin, Miller, The Epstein Class Cha Feb 21 #16

It's apparently a fake quote, Cha. highplainsdem Feb 21 #19

Oh.. TY.. my Post still stands. Cha Feb 21 #21

It doesn't matter. pandr32 Feb 21 #25

It does matter. No one should put fake words in the mouth of someone who's real, who deserves respect. highplainsdem Feb 21 #27

Since you put it that way I agree. pandr32 Feb 22 #39

Furthermore, deceiving people to make clickbait money is called fraud (nt) William Seger Feb 22 #42

As fast as possible before we can stop them. pandr32 Feb 21 #24

I agree with your post and I'm grateful to Macron and the EU, too. I just wish people wouldn't put fake highplainsdem Feb 21 #26

Newsom-itis is spreading BaronChocula Feb 21 #4

It's apparently a fake quote. Of course we've also seen at least one fake Newsom quote posted here, highplainsdem Feb 21 #18

DANG IT! BaronChocula Feb 21 #33

People should stop posting BS. It takes only a minute or two to see if a quote is real, if it's been said highplainsdem Feb 21 #35

That's Rule #1 in Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit William Seger Feb 22 #45

They play dirty Demixs Feb 22 #46

No, we shouldn't. This sort of thing just makes us look stupid and/or dishonest. Bad look for DU. highplainsdem Feb 22 #49

The goody goody strategy hasn't worked Demixs Feb 22 #51

Who in hell do you think is stupid enough to decide they can't support Trump because liars on the highplainsdem Feb 22 #54

He did say "Europe cannot depend on the mood of a 79 yr old man" womanofthehills Feb 21 #34

I couldn't find any news source for the version saying "man" either. That would also have made highplainsdem Feb 21 #36

Absolutely right! Europe can no longer depend on the US. Putin wins. Jim__ Feb 21 #6

Yup that was the plan. Initech Feb 21 #14

No one can depend on Trump PJMcK Feb 21 #7

Absolutely true. ShazzieB Feb 21 #11

True. Trump only cares about himself. CaptainTruth Feb 21 #15

Not even Depends can as he is so full of it. GreenWave Feb 22 #44

Fact check? Ms. Toad Feb 21 #8

Link to a reliable source? Fiendish Thingy Feb 21 #9

Neither can U.S. citizens. SergeStorms Feb 21 #10

"YOU'RE A BABY, I'M NOT A BABY. MWAAA!" Buddyzbuddy Feb 21 #12

That's apparently a fake quote. Please find a reliable source to confirm it, or delete it. highplainsdem Feb 21 #13

Btw, there was an earlier version of that fake quote going around, in which Macron supposedly highplainsdem Feb 21 #17

Yes. I confirm that it's only on the socials, but... Justice matters. Feb 22 #47

Whether or not people agree with the fake quote, it's deliberate lying to claim Macron said it, and highplainsdem Feb 22 #50

OK. Should be self-deleted. Justice matters. Feb 22 #53

Macron may, or may not have used those words. Aussie105 Feb 21 #20

No, it isn't valid to put a fake quote in a world leader's mouth and pretend it's a real quote. highplainsdem Feb 21 #30

Macron needs to choose for himself if he's going to publicize incendiary insults MadameButterfly Feb 21 #31

From what I can find, he did say "EUROPE CANNOT DEPEND ON THE MOOD OF A 79-YEAR-OLD " Wiz Imp Feb 21 #22

News link, please? I couldn't find any news link for that. highplainsdem Feb 21 #28

Btw, I saw mostly Instagram posts with the different versions of that quote, so I'd guess it got started highplainsdem Feb 21 #29

And the 28% of Americans who back him. Grins Feb 21 #23

And they are lied to 24/7 by the right-wing propaganda cable "news" Justice matters. Feb 22 #48

That is quite somethin creon Feb 21 #32

The French President Emanuel Macron, is an astute leader wendyb-NC Feb 21 #37

It's a fake quote circulated via social media. Not a single reliable source for it. Putting a fake quote highplainsdem Feb 22 #55

The replies are vile fujiyamasan Feb 22 #38

Spoiled Brat IbogaProject Feb 22 #40

Well, that's about the size of it. calimary Feb 22 #41

... CousinIT Feb 22 #52