Emmanuel Macron says "foreign manipulation of information" after Paris looting

French President Emmanuel Macron said that after the weekend’s looting in Paris and several other cities, outside actors were distorting the narrative to profit from France’s heightened social tension, and he condemned the remarks of various foreign officials as inappropriate. He noted that protests sparked by rising expenses and grievances over education have drawn worldwide attention, and he rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that migrants and Islamist groups were flooding the country, calling the allegation untrue. Macron also highlighted the spread of computer‑generated pictures depicting events that never occurred, arguing that such fabricated content was fueling false stories about the unrest. The president’s comments came amid reports that French authorities attribute much of the recent violence to extremist factions.