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The claim

The video of France’s right-wing leader Marine Le Pen crying after her party’s defeat in France elections, 2024

Original publisher’s rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

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Original review summary

The review says the video shows Marine Le Pen laughing at imitations, not crying after her party’s defeat. It identifies the footage as a 2017 appearance on Thomas Sotto’s morning show, later shared as if it showed her reaction to the 2024 election results.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 17, 2026

Original review: FACTLY. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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