Downing Street Says It Doesn’t Know Who Is Spreading Starmer Cocaine Theory – Guido Fawkes

Downing Street Says It Doesn’t Know Who Is Spreading Starmer Cocaine Theory

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After the Élysée directly addressed mad X theories that Starmer, Scholz, Macron, and Zelensky were pictured with cocaine on a train Downing Street has weighed in as well. Pass the (sick) bag?

When European unity becomes inconvenient, disinformation goes so far as to make a simple tissue look like drugs.

This fake news is being spread by France’s enemies, both abroad and at home. We must remain vigilant against manipulation. pic.twitter.com/xyXhGm9Dsr

— Élysée (@Elysee) May 11, 2025

Starmer’s spokesman told Lobby journalists this afternoon: “We don’t know who’s behind that particular misinformation but we’ve obviously seen attempts like this in the past, particularly emanating from the Russian state as it particularly becomes more desperate in relation to the war in Ukraine.” Hint: There’s a fellow living at No 1 Red Square Terraces with form on this sort of thing…