00:00Did a left-wing French politician remove his Rolex watch before an interview?
00:08Argentina's radical right-wing president Javier Millet has fueled online claims alleging that Louis Boyard,
00:13a politician from the far-left France Rambal party, tried to hide his luxury watch on TV.
00:19Millet shared a segment of an interview Boyard gave to French broadcaster BFM TV.
00:23In the viral sequence, Boyard, in shot, can be seen removing his watch before going on air.
00:28Millet shared a post implying that Boyard intentionally removed his watch.
00:32The Argentine president qualified this move as an act of hypocrisy of the left.
00:37In reality, the logo and brand of Boyard's watch, which has a black face and silver strap, is not legible.
00:43Despite this, internet users have claimed that Boyard's watch was a Rolex without providing any supporting evidence.
00:50However, they have not been able to agree on what model the alleged Rolex watch is,
00:54with users sharing a range of different styles.
00:56Some have even re-shared images of a gold strap with a black face, which does not match the politician's watch.
01:02Boyard has responded to these claims by stating that he has been the victim of a political disinformation campaign.
01:08The allegations were first shared by accounts that are ideologically close to the right and far-right,
01:13or harsh critics of the far-left France unbarred party.
01:15Désolé de vous décevoir, mais j'ai pas de Rolex, j'ai 7 montres, elle coûte 295 euros.
01:21C'est mes amis qui me l'ont offert pour mon anniversaire des 25 ans, merci les gars.
01:24Boyard can be seen wearing the same watch in prior public appearances,
01:27but according to him, there is a reason he often removes it.
01:30The Cube found no evidence to support the claim that Boyard removed a Rolex watch.
