Twitter customers have accused a Member of the European Parliament of being caught red-handed snorting cocaine throughout a public assembly.
The declare was shared hundreds of occasions in quite a few languages on Twitter. One English-speaking consumer stated: “Exceptional to see a member of the European Parliament utilizing cocaine throughout a gathering.”
Within the video clip, a person is seen sniffing some type of substance from his hand. The Dice determined to take a better have a look at these allegations and we discovered them to be deceptive.
By conducting a reverse picture search, Euronews recognized the particular person within the video as Jens Maier, a former decide and German politician (member of the far-right populist occasion AfD).
He was by no means a member of European Parliament however was a part of the German Bundestag till 2021.
In accordance with German media, Jens Maier misplaced his judgeship in 2022 as a result of he was deemed a right-wing extremist and will not be a “credible consultant of the judiciary."
Euronews discovered the unique video which was taken from a information report by ARD, a German regional public TV channel. The topic is whether or not AfD politicians could possibly be civil servants on the identical time.
When you take a better look between 04:42 till 05:08, you'll be able to see Maier sitting within the German parliament corridor. As a result of prime quality of the video, it is clear to see that the substance on his hand is of a brown color.
A number of social media customers famous the substance is more than likely to be snuff, which is a dry smokeless product constituted of finely floor tobacco leaves.
It’s historically inhaled by way of the nostril and is authorized for private use in Germany and in different European international locations.
In an interview with German TV, Jens Maier even defined his largest weaknesses are "fried potatoes and snuff."
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