{"id":26011,"date":"2025-11-18T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=26011"},"modified":"2025-11-18T11:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:00:22","slug":"did-french-foreign-affairs-minister-deny-governments-awareness-of-president-boakais-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/did-french-foreign-affairs-minister-deny-governments-awareness-of-president-boakais-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Did French Foreign Affairs Minister deny government\u2019s awareness of President Boakai\u2019s visit?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim:<\/strong> A Facebook user alleged<\/a>  in a post that the French Foreign Affairs Minister wrote, \u201cThe Government of France isn\u2019t aware of Liberia President Joe Boakai\u2019s visit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Verdict:<\/strong> DUBAWA\u2019s investigation found no record or credible source to support the claim that France\u2019s Foreign Affairs Minister, Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot, made such a statement. A review of his verified Facebook and LinkedIn pages shows no such post or comment. Likewise, no credible international media outlet has reported this alleged statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On October 28, 2025, the Executive Mansion of Liberia announced via a press release<\/a> that President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., was departing Liberia for an official state visit to the French Republic at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hours later, Nicholas K. Myers posted on Facebook, alleging that the government of France, through its Foreign Affairs Minister, had written that it was not aware of President Boakai\u2019s visit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the post, he said<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrance Foreign Affairs Minister writes, \u2018The Government of France isn’t aware of Liberia President Joe Boakai’s visit.\u2019”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The post has since gone viral, generating over 136 comments and 76 reactions as of November 4, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA decided to investigate as part of its commitment to combating misinformation and disinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA first contacted the claimant to provide evidence or a source for his claim, but he has yet to respond to our inquiry. We then reviewed the official Facebook<\/a> and LinkedIn<\/a> accounts of France\u2019s Foreign Minister, Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot, which showed no record of any post or statement related to President Boakai\u2019s visit to France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, a Google keyword search revealed no reports or press releases from any credible French or international media organizations\u2014including the BBC, CNN, Reuters, or Al Jazeera\u2014supporting the claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, after a thorough review of the Executive Mansion-Liberia Facebook page, our researcher found several pictures<\/a> and videos<\/a> confirming that President Boakai received a formal state welcome and held a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is no credible evidence that France\u2019s Foreign Minister ever stated the government was unaware of President Boakai\u2019s visit. Available information, however, confirms that the visit was official and recognised by both governments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claim: A Facebook user alleged  in a post that the French Foreign Affairs Minister wrote, \u201cThe Government of France isn\u2019t aware of Liberia President Joe Boakai\u2019s visit.\u201d Verdict: DUBAWA\u2019s investigation found no record or credible source to support the claim that France\u2019s Foreign Affairs Minister, Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot, made such a statement. A review of his verified Facebook and LinkedIn pages shows no such post or comment. Likewise, no credible international media outlet has reported this alleged statement. Full Text On October 28, 2025, the Executive Mansion of Liberia announced via a press release that President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., was departing Liberia for an official state visit to the French Republic at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron. Hours later, Nicholas K. Myers posted on Facebook, alleging that the government of France, through its Foreign Affairs Minister, had written that it was not aware of President Boakai\u2019s visit.  In the post, he said: \u201cFrance Foreign Affairs Minister writes, \u2018The Government of France isn’t aware of Liberia President Joe Boakai’s visit.\u2019” The post has since gone viral, generating over 136 comments and 76 reactions as of November 4, 2025. DUBAWA decided to investigate as part of its commitment to combating misinformation and disinformation. Verification DUBAWA first contacted the claimant to provide evidence or a source for his claim, but he has yet to respond to our inquiry. We then reviewed the official Facebook and LinkedIn accounts of France\u2019s Foreign Minister, Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot, which showed no record of any post or statement related to President Boakai\u2019s visit to France. Furthermore, a Google keyword search revealed no reports or press releases from any credible French or international media organizations\u2014including the BBC, CNN, Reuters, or Al Jazeera\u2014supporting the claim. However, after a thorough review of the Executive Mansion-Liberia Facebook page, our researcher found several pictures and videos confirming that President Boakai received a formal state welcome and held a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace. Conclusion There is no credible evidence that France\u2019s Foreign Minister ever stated the government was unaware of President Boakai\u2019s visit. 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