Less thorough elements of the online media are claiming that Marine Le Pen last night tweeted an endorsement of Theresa May’s conference speech. According to Huff Po UK:
Le Pen, who was once tried for inciting racial hatred for comparing Muslims praying publicly to the Nazi occupation, responded: “Exactly.” She even threw in an applause emoji.
And according to the Independent:
Theresa May’s Conservative conference speech has received a ringing endorsement from French far right leader, Marine Le Pen.
No, she didn’t. The account which sent the tweet was clearly marked “compte non officiel”, which you really shouldn’t have to be French to be able translate. The Indy have now deleted their article (cached version can still be seen here), but HuffPo’s is still up. Story is complete BS but, hey, at least it gets you some clicks…
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