Macron's plan to 'label' trustworthy media manipulated and taken out of context

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Macron's plan to 'label' trustworthy media manipulated and taken out of context  Hitting back at the inaccurate portrayals of Macron's comments, the Elysée shared an X post with the caption "Pravda? Ministry of Truth? When talking about the fight against disinformation leads to disinformation..."  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/05/macrons-plan-to-label-trustworthy-media-manipulated-and-taken-out-of-context  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Is Macron making media outlets bear compulsory labels?

00:07If you believe a string of online petitions, French President Emmanuel Macron wants all

00:12news sites to display a label to distinguish good outlets from bad ones.

00:16This petition, penned by the conservative Les Républicains party, alleges that Macron's

00:21strategy is part of a cunning ruse targeting freedom of speech and information in France.

00:26Other political groups such as the conservative UDR party have also relayed a similar petition

00:31accusing the French executive of trying to establish a Ministry of Truth, ultimately calling

00:36for the label project to be abandoned.

00:39The right-wing press jumped on the media frenzy with the Journal du Dimanche, owned by media

00:43mogul Vincent Bolloré, publishing a front-page story accusing Macron of wanting to control

00:48the media.

00:49So, where did all this controversy stem from?

00:52On the 19th of November, at a meeting of readers of French local news outlet La Voix

00:56du Nord, Macron was asked about tackling fake news online.

01:00He responded by presenting his planned project for outlets to display a reliability label.

01:05However, he made it clear that this label should be awarded by independent professionals, highlighting

01:10that it was not the role of the government to monitor information.

01:14Following the controversy, the French executive took to X to call out misleading coverage of

01:18the President's statements.

01:28Macron cited the Journalism Trust Initiative, which certifies reliable media outlets as an

01:33example.

01:35They can participate by filling out a voluntary questionnaire on their journalistic methods,

01:39which is then peer-reviewed by a panel of experts.

01:41To date, more than 2,400 media outlets have registered to enroll in the JTI certification process.

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