berlin. tonight connie nancy closest has been attacked in her home. police are now investigated if this was a politically motivated crime. also coming up tonight, the world's richest man takes control of twitter. elon musk now calling himself

the chief, promising to cut censorship that could mean a return for donald trump. growing anger over drone attacks against ukraine. iranian authorities deny any involvement. ♪ brent: welcome. we begin with a violent assault on the husband of u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi. police say they saw a man beating 82-year-old paul pelosi with a hammer at the couple's house early friday in san francisco. he is now being treated at a hospital. the suspect is in police custody. authorities are investigating whether the crime was politically motivated. nancy pelosi was not at home at the time of the attack.

i asked our correspondent what else do we know about this assault. reporter: it is still scarce on details, but the police have named a suspect, 42-year-old david do puppet. he was not desibed as a nspiracy theorist, but a quick search online shows he has a website with conspiracy reads ranging from covid-19 to the united states being running i an elitist system of university to anti-semitic language on their. so that clearly points in the direction of it being politically motivated. we do not have confirmation about that or mediaeports that the man entered the building in the middle of the night. police apparently saw him do that.

he shouted, where is nancy? with nancy being the hated figure of the political extreme right here in the united states. that is my show was has a security detail. brent: we cannot confirm whether or not the intruder dish out and ask where is nancy, this is coming ahead of these crucial midterm elections. how much of a concern is violence against u.s. politicians right now? reporter: it is a great concern. whether this case is linked to backdoor not, we have seen incidents in the past. just this week, we saw the sentencing of three men who planned to kidnap governor whitmer.

we are seeing an increase in threats that have doubled since 2017 against lawmakers. more than 9000 over the past year here in the united states. that is very disconcerting. we are also seeing pulling that shows voters, between 25 and 30%, believe that violence is a legitimate means to use violence. critics say this is down to donald trump. a few say it in front of a camera. the january 6 committee is still investigating that. several individuals have already been sentenced in connection to that. it is a huge concern here.

star republican senator say she would not be surprised if there would be a killing of a senator. talk to anybody on the hill. this is something that is very tangible here in washington. it is also some backed up by pulling done across the country. november 8 we will see the midterms and everybody is waiting with baited breath. brent: thank you. elon musk has completed his takeover of twitter. he wasted no time firing four executives, including the ceo. he says he wants more free speech on the platform. that may mean a donald trump comeback. reporter: from avid user to its

largest shareholder, a new era began for twitter as elon musk to control. in his first post after taking over, the ceo wrote, the bird is freed. an apparent not to his wish to see fewer limits on what users can post. elon musk, who describes himself as a free speech absolutist, says he wants every free speech about on twitter. critics fear it this could allow hate speech and disinformation to spread. among the first to react to the buyout, was the government. >> we will closely watch all the possible changes to the platform in the coming months. we will draw our own conclusions.

that could lead to asking ourselves whether we want to remain present on twitter or not. reporter: cap european union officials are also watching closely. one responded to elon musk's tweet, saying in europe, the bird will fly by our. kanye west, whose account was recently suspended, is already back on the platform. elon musk said the decision to allow him back with mei before he took charge. donald trump, whose account was removed after the attack on the capitol, could also make a comeback under elon musk. twitter users have been wondering what his version of free speech will look like. he gave them a clue in another tweet made after the takeover. he said a moderation console

will be for him to decide acceptable content and no accounts will be reinstated before it makes. brent: let's take a look at some of the other stories. security forces in around have fired on antigovernment protesters. authorities try to crackdown on dissent. 31 people have died and nine others are missing after flooding in the philippines. north korea has carried out the latest of a series of ballistic missile tests. south korea's military detected the launch of two rockets. the u.s. has warned north korea that using nuclear weapons would mean the end of the regime. russia says it has completed its call up of 300,000 military reservists.

they say more than 80,000 troops have already been deployed to ukraine. the rest are still in training. vladimir putin issued the mobilization last month to increase russian forces in ukraine. the call up led to protests and it prompted tens of thousands of young men to flee the country. iranians living in ukraine demand the government stop supplying russia with attack drones. ukraine says it has shut down hundreds of iranian drones launched by moscow. tehran insists it is not provided russia with the weapons. >> the blood of ukrainians this -- is on your hands. that is the cry from ukraine as russia's drone attacks continue. >> thiss especially painful

for us, the iranian people living here. the country we were born in is trying to kill us, our friends and apprentices in ukraine. iran denies it is producing the drones. in the past month, they have used them to attack at crucia energy infrastructure. ukraine has been pushing bk. from september 13, until today come out have shut down more than we hundred euros. -- until today, we have shut down more than 300 drones. the ukrainian government has given iran a formal demand to

stop supplying the drones to russia. brent: for more on this, i spoke with the retired u.s. marine colonel. i asked him what we know about the drones that russia is using. >> the most plentiful drone seems to be a cruise missile. it is a kamikaze drone. it is fired once and is guided by gps. it has a pretty long range, butterflies low -- but it flies low and slow. russia is using them becau they are running out of cruise missiles. their ability to produce more is quite limited so they have gone to these iranian drones. brent: how cane be sure it is

iran that is providing these drones? >> remember, when a cruise missile explodes, it does not disappear. the wreckage is at the sight of the explosion and there are lots of pictures online showing wreckage from these drones. you can see they match the kinds of drones iran has. they have not hidden ese drones. they showcase them, they are very proud of them. it is clearly the same weapon. brent: if this is true, we have brown violating -- i ran violating the embargo. what does this tell us about russia? >> russia is hard up for munitions. ukraine is getting them from the

united states and nato, but russia does n have a good source. they can produce some domestically, but very limited. wars require a continuous stream of weapons and munitions to keep armies in the field. ukraine has it supplies from u.s. and nato. russia is scrambling to keep its army supply. brent: russia says it has completed its call up of up to 300,000 military reservists. what does that mean overall for russia's strategy in ukraine right now? are these the final call ups that russia can pull from? >> first, i doubt they have called up all 300,000. that would double the size of their army. i know they made that claim. maybe they sent out notices. it takes a lot of time to call that many reservists up.

some of them are clearly getting to the front lines. the russian intention is to beef up its forces. they have taken a lot of casualties. the strategy is not to go back on the offensive, but they will try to hang on to what they have and prevent further ukrainian advances. and extend the war into the winter. their hope is that europeans will crack under cold weather, inflation, recession, high energy prices. and then european populations will demand a cease-fire. brent: we appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >> thanks for having me. brent: sober and words today

from germany's president describing russia's invasion of ukraine as a turning point in history and not a good one. the president set the world is entering up period of confrontation. he is warning germans they will have to make sacrifices and he is calling for a change in the national outlook. he added that acknowledging this new reality is the only way people will be able to meet those challenges moving forward. >> policymakers cannot work miracles. not even a german president can take away our worries in these uncertain times. on the contrary, i believe many of these worries are legitimate. we are experiencing the deepest crisis our germany has ever known. i am convinced that if we become consciously aware of this

turning point in history, we begin to understand that one era has come to an end and another has begun, then will we be able to see more clearly what is now required of us. and i am certain we will not have to face this new era in fear or without defense. brent: the president warning germans of necessary sacrifices. i asked our political correspondent, did he find the right? -- the right words? >> it was a good speech. the main focus was the war in ukraine. he was warning about russia. but i think he was also demonstrating that he himself has got the message that the previous policy and russia from the german side, a policy that

he himself was a key architect of, that policy was close dialogue and not come from titian, that policy has built and needs to be changed. that was really what he was trying to get across. he made the leap from the war to the difficulties being faced by germans, particularly economic difficulties, the rising prices, the energy supply and threats to democracy. he had an image for all of that. he said the tailwind that germany enjoyed after the cold war was being replaced by hate wins. -- hate winds. he called on germans to be more capable of conflict, more assertive and self-controlled as well. it is a pretty stark assessment of where germany is right now. brent: we know when the german

president speaks, he has a certain gravitas. but his role is ceremonial. what he said today considering the dire situation of the german economy, weren't his words what we should be hearing from the chancellor? >> chancellor schultz has also made similar speeches talking about the change in epoque's and warning germans they need to prepare for the winter. the president is making an attempt to sum up what germans are feeling. he pointed out germany has a strong economy, as he said. i think it was appropriate for him to take the mood of the

nation. brent: simon young with the latest tonight. thank you. and here more headlines we are following. police in cyprus were called to a camp housing hundreds of migrants. violence broke out between two groups of residents. write police used tear gas to restore order. they made no arrests. 20 tents were burned in the violence. taiwan has invited chinese veterans to the island to help treat a sick panda. he is thought to have a bring to her. it is an unusual act of panda diplomacy. it comes at a time of prostate relations between china and taiwan.

brazil goes to the polls this weekend in a runoff vote to elect an president. leftist challenger won the most votes in the first round, but not enough for an outright win. reporter: it has been a polarized and sometimes violent campaign. bolsonaro holds a rally in rio de janeiro as brazil heads to a final election round sunday. >> we do not want to return to the past and to corruption. we want to preserve peace, work and progress. reporter: for his leftist

challenger, an election win woodmark an incredible political comeback after stent in prison for corruption charges that were later annulled. he won the most votes in the first round. the election could decide the fate of the amazon rain forest, as president bolsonaro has rolled out -- rolled back protections. his challengers promises include reforms. other election issues highlight the polarization in brazils politics, from the economy and struggling health system to gun control that bolsonaro has loosened throughout his term. >> i will vote for also narrow

-- for president bolsonaro. reporter: an end to the far right president plus fast term cannot come soon enough for some. he and his allies have repeatedly alleged without evidence that brazils voting machines can be used for election rod. opinion polls show president bolsonaro's likely to lose in sunday's runoff. but his claims have raised fears he may refuse to accept defeat. brent: with the kids are -- qatar cup approaching, more questions about oji pdq rights. fans want to know if they will be safe attending the tournament or vulnerable under qatar's strict anti-gay laws. some western governments have

advised supporters to compromise by respecting qatar's local policy. a u.k. government minister suggested that lgbtq fans should compromise while there in qatar. i asked human rights watch what she makes of this notion of compromise. >> it is difficult to hear a u.k. official speak about traditions and culture of qatar society as different of those upheld in the u.k.. [indiscernible]

brent: isn't the message here also we advocate human rights for everyone including the lgbtq community, but the world cup is an exception because it is football and it is about money, so please look the other way. >> painting football as an political scene -- painting football as not a political scene, this is a cheap excuse

for the kind of protections that should be afforded to everyone during a tournament li this. kothar authorities had me than a decade to work on reforming these laws. they have done nothing. fifa has failed. brent: human rights watch published a report which claims police have abused og bt q residence. -- lgbtq residence. how realistic threat who may be attending the world cup in qatar and --? >> the threats remain heightened .

authorities will continue to abuse and dictating lgbtq people with impunity. it is unlikely authorities will raise any arrests because the international attention is there. brent: we appreciate your time. thank you. the pioneering rock 'n' roll performer jerry lee lewis has died at the age of 87. he was best known for class licks -- classics like great balls of fire. his rags to riches like story had some controversy. he faced the scandal when he married his-year-old cousin, the third of his seven marriages. he died at his home in

mississippi. here is a reminder. the top story we are following. an intruder has attacked the husband of u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi at the couple's home in san francisco. populace he is being tated at a hospital for his injuries. police are investigating whether was politically motivated. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. elon musk now owns twitter. we will be right back.

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france 24 and france 24.com. bryan: welcome back to the france 24 newsroom, this is live from paris. brazil gears up for its most consequential election in decades as far right income but president bolsonaro faces off against the leftist leader. the candidates are in a can ahead of the polls on sunday. we will get the latest from a reporter. elon musk officially owns twitter, the world's wealthiest man closing his $44 billion deal to take the network private amid concerns for the potential of this information on the influential platform.

mass protests continue to rock iran six weeks after the death of a young woman in the custody of the country's morality police, it's off the biggest challenge in years for the ruling bureaucracy. ♪ thanks very much for joining us. we begin in brazil where voters are preparing to head to the polls for round two of the presidential elections. the incumbent, bolsonaro facing off against the former president lula. he topped also narrow 48% to 43% this month but bolsonaro outperformed opinion polls and has been narrowing the gap. we go over to our correspondent tim vickery, joining us life from rio de janeiro.

what are the latest polls showing and what are the candidates doing? reporter: we have the last tv debates tonight. they have all been affairs, all hate and no light. bolsonaro need something different this time he is trailing in the polls. he can count on a late surge with his problem is as it stands there may not be enough votes left on the table for that late surge to take him ahead of lulu and sundays second round. it has been a campaign for the incumbents marked by scandals and revelations, he has been on the defensive then he would like. he and his team have spent the campaign searching the silver bullet, the moments, the issue that will be the game changer. they have not found it yet. can the former army captain find the silver bullet in tv debate? it seems plain to his base will

not be enough. bryan: in the meantime, bolsonaro has spent this campaign casting doubt on the integrity of results election system. is there real fear that he could reject or contest the results if he does lose on sunday? reporter: it's a moot point. on wednesday, it seemed that the bolsonaro camp were flirting with the idea of pushing for the elections to be postponed on serious grounds. right-wing politicians flouted the idea. bolsonaro called the meeting and found he did not have support for the idea, and backed off. it looks as though they will have to face the music on sunday. bolsonaro has paid the ground to contacts -- contest the election results, with no evidence, on the integrity of brazil's electronic voting system. we could have a third round in the courtroom, perhaps even more

worrying, we can have a third round on the streets. because what we don't know is how the more radical elements of the bolsonaro movements might react to an electoral defeat if it comes on sunday. bryan: we will be keeping a close eye on that. election this weekend that is tim vickery reporting from rio de janeiro. next after months of public drama and legal wrangling, elon musk has completed his purchase of twitter. the founder of tesla closing the $44 billion deal on thursday night. he is wasting no time putting his mark on the privately owned social network, firing top twitter executives. our reporter has the details. reporter: as the new head of twitter, the tech billionaire completed his drawn a purchase of the social media giant on thursday, putting him at the helm of one of the leading platforms for. global discourse. after closing out the deal, musk

, stamped his authority firing the company ceo, cfo and chief legal counsel. the trio were accused by musk of misleading investors over the number of fake twitter accounts as he tried to cancel the purchase in july. twitter responded with a lawsuit forcing musk to revive his takeover plan for friday deadline. a shakeup has been promised. musk has made no secret of wanting to see fewer limits on posted content, something which saw former president donald trump band from the platform. he made the purchase for future civilizations to enter debate without resorting to violence. >> there is currently great danger that social media will splinter into far right wing and far left wing echo chambers that generate more heat and divide our society. reporter: critics say he will have to determine a clear set of guidelines around content moderations and free speech, if

he is to avoid the same problems twitter leadship has faced until now. >> research has shown tt the most active twitter users are already gravitating towards unsavory, not safe contact. and fewer restrictions can exacerbate the problem and make advertisers less likely to spend on the platform. reporter: despite internal confusion tied to fears of mass layoffs and dismantling culture. bryan: elon musk has expressed a desire of twitter to become a bastion of free speech leading to concerns that political disinformation and hate speech could run wild on the platform under his ownership. he tweeted of the company will be forming a content moderation counsel of diverse viewpoints that will weigh in. we will turn to a professor from the university of north carolina's center of information of technology and public life.

thanks for being with us. how is this deal been received in washington? what are we expecting to see from twitter under elon musk in terms of political speak in the u.s.? >> we are seeing the typical partisan reactions. those the right are welcoming his purchase and those on the le are concerned about it. i think what we really should be watching for is, does he actually make the changes to content moderation policies that he has talked about? how quickly will those be rolled out? bryan: it's not only of course what he wants or in theory would like to do he is also dealing with advertisers. he will have to turn the company around and make it profitable. we have seen him, in the past couple of days, try to mollify advertisers and tamp down some of the concerns that twitter wels -- twitter will become this wild west of anything goes.

how will he perceive that? >> if he looks at the other platforms that have taken that approach, he will see it is not a good business model for raking in advertisement dollars. it will damage the political reputation of the site as well in being a place for politics, for journalism. bryan: what about abroad -- twitter has had trouble enforcing policies in places. brazil has it to undermine after laurel -- electoral faith there. it will face a wide range. >> probably as the other platforms have been trying to deal with the same things. election disinformation is one of the greatest concerns, not just in the u.s., you brought a brazil. but other places around the world. twitter in some cases has it easier than other platforms in

that most of the information is primarily text based. we know who the problematic users are. it's the people who have tons of followers, who also have political power and who are spreading lies about elections to try to undermine the public's ability to holthem accountable. this is who content moderation policies, platforms like twitter should be looking at. it doesn't have to be scaled up to billions of users. bryan: speaking of that, this came out, musk is talking about this content moderation counsel of widely diverse viewpoints. how do you think that will fair -- fare in relation to the content moderation that twitter has in place prior to his ownership? >> i sounds like he is floati a version of facebook's oversight ard and having some other dy to try to make decisions about ese things. but the reality is there are

people inside twitter who have been working on content moderation for years, who do read the research that folks like myself and others in the academy, around the world look at. if this board is something he is serious about, it could be useful. he probably has a lot of resources internally at twitter of folks who deal with this. to the last point in his tweet where he says, there is going to be widely diverse viewpoints, i think many people who are respected scholars or thought leaders in this area would probably not agree to be on a board who includes people who hold openly white supremacist or massage and -- misogynist ideals. i don't know how that will fair going forward. bryan:. good point. professor sam matekane, think -- professor shannon mcgegor thank you so much for joining us. moscow has finished mobilizing

some 300,000 army reserves in russia's eight month old invasion of ukraine with more than a quarter of recruits sent into combat zones. russian officials in the occupied city of kherson says they are done evacuating citizens after russian forces are china take over the port. -- trying to take over the port. power cuts in the capital of kyiv made a damage to the city's power grid from a russian airstrikes. they have been increasingly targeting energy structures, as winter approaches. the key weapon has been the irani and made kamikaze drone. ukraine has shot more down 300 so far. we have the story. bryan: drones now a key part of

modern warfare. they have been used by moscow in their war effort like this attack on keith last week. reporter: since the start of september, ukrainian forces have shut down more than 300 kamikaze drones, which have been used to target crucial energy structures. >> since september 13, when the first kamikaze drone was shut down, we shot down more than 300 kamikaze drones. reporter: according to several military experts, russia did not have long-range drones before the war. kyiv accuses moscow of putting massive orders in recent weeks from iran. >> there has been an official quote of russia ordering drones but it is not known whether that if the number required by russia can be produced. reporter: it is no longer just a

russian side that have drones in their arsenal. ukrainian forces are using them as part of their war effort. the play an important role in the number of tax -- of attacks deep in russia. these ukrainian shoulders attach bombs to these drones which are available in shops for a few hundred euros. the aim is to hit. russians from a distance without exposing themselves. >> we fly not only to russian borders, we fly deep into russian territory. because we are shooting from their. reporter: according to kyiv, russia has also carried out 4500 missile strikes and over 8000 air raids at the start of the war. bryan: next, no date has been set by the british government says it will call a new election in northern ireland's regional assembly. the u.k. secretary estate for ireland has stressed that there is a legal duty to call an

election within 12 weeks. devolve government has not functioned since mainly ireland. the pro-british democrat union has refused to participate in a power-sharing region part of a protest of the brexit agreement with the eu france 24 spoke with ireland about the situation. >> the secretary of state for northern ireland keeps the suspense going at least until next week, he wants to meet the northern ireland political parties for talks and he will announce them. the date is likely to be the 15th. of december he has admitted the political parties don't want an election and voters don't want an election in the dark days of december. those i spoke to were actually angry at politicians that had

elected -- had been elected in may to deal with issues, the cost of living, and said they are wrestling over identity issues once again. the main focus of the democratic unionist party representing those who want northern ireland to remain in the u.k.. there are 25 of the 96 here in the assembly behind me. they were elected not to share power of the other parties. if the northern ireland protocol is not removed, it's what is ruling the relationship between northern ireland and the republic and the eu on one side and britain on the other. that was agreed by boris johnson with the eu. now they want us replaced because there is a trade border in the irish sea, they fear that

this undermines the relationship with great britain. they would want the same relationship with great britain as wales or scotland. wales and scotland don't have land border with the eu, with the republic of ireland, and they don't have the same history of violence. bryan: to iran were protests and unrest are continuing across the country. one person was reported killed and several wounded in the southeastern city on friday. some 100 demonstrators have died in the past month. the movement was sparked weeks ago after the death of a 26-year-old in the custody of iran's more top -- morality police. she had been arrested for wearing her headscarf improperly. demonstrations have been evolving into the fiercest challenge to iran's ruling theocracy. >> women flying their headscarves in the air and cutting their hair in public.

elsewhere in the west, a crowd shouts to the dictator as a fire burns the governor's office. several people chanted slogans to, this islamic republic sparked by the death of the woman, the protests have been about much more than what women wear. the authority -- anti-authority uprisings are not. wavering according -- security forces have killed eight protestants wednesday, the alarm habeen rsed over the mistreatment of those arrested and their families. >> our concern is information that authorities have been moving injured protesters to hospital -- from hospitals to detention abilities, refusing to release bodies to their families, on condition that their families do not hold a funeral or do not speak to the media. >> while images spill out on social media.

state television footage of crowds gathering, prayers in capital and the city to announce a terrorist attack in the city. >> the west has been plotting against us for the last 43 years. they're using every means possible in their plan is to turn younger generations and get them to fight each other to divide us. this is not going to work. >> funerals have started to take place for at least 15 people killed in the attack against the shrine, claims by the islamic states group. the irani and president pointed the finger at protesters saying the demonstrations pave the way for terrorist attacks. bryan: the largest media impact ever witnessed in our solar system. on december 24, mars was hit by a van sized object lasting a 150 meter wide crater.

nasa reported its findings at a press conference. reporter: a major step forward in the exploration of mars, potential signs of life showing themselves on the red planet. it all comes from this enormous crater formed last december by a falling meteorite. the collision caused a chunks of ice buried in the ground to a rub around the crater. the impact was detected by the french seismograph. this is the sound of that impact. the american probe then located and photograph the crater. the ground module was able to identify areas of seismic activity. >> inside, what an amazingly successful mission where we have learned so much about mars' crust interior and more. sadly we are nearing the end of

the insight mission. but what anwesome capstone signs result to end on, going out with the bank. reporter: while it is too early to say with certainty that this activityelow the martian surface is a sign of life,t does show mars is a planet that is very much alive. bryan: you're watching france 24. a look at our top headlines. brazil gears up for its most consequential election in decades as far right incumbent bolsonaro faces up against lula. the candidates are not can i head of the polls on sunday. elon musk owns twitter, the world's wealthiest man closing is $44 billion deal to take the social network private, amid concerns over the potential of hate speech on the inferential -- influential platform. mass protests rocky rana six weeks after young woman in the custody of the countries -- mass

protests rock iran a six weeks after a young woman in the custody of the countries morality police. time for our daily fact taking -- checking section. we have been looking at fake news stories of surrounding britain's prime minister, what is true and what is fake? >> there has been plenty of online activity surrounding downing street's latest prime minister. lots of news, lots of misleading content. one of them being this video that circulated online claiming that the new prime minister was lighting small candles known as beers outside of his downing street resident. in order to celebrate the festival of diwali that fell on monday. this was a tradition to bring

prosperity and light into the home of -- towards the new year. being the first ethnic minority prime minister in britain, the first british indian and the first of the hindu faith to take office, he was appointed pm on the day that it fell this year and many south asians in the u.k., saw this as a really fitting and a win for the community. it was auspicious and something to be proud of. many users were sharing that video. this one i found online today, as you can see, over 1.4 million views of that video. this user says the you -- the new u.k. p.m. performing a spiritual rituals before entering his new office. the views speak for itself. there is another twitter user that was praising, as were many of the south indian internet users, saying he was teaching hindus across the world hold

onto their roots. as lovely as that sentiment is and as lovely as people might believe, this video is not actually recent. yes, it is rishi sunak. but it is rishi sunak, the former chancellor of great britain not rishi sunak the prime minister. the video was taken in 2020. this is not his new home, but number 11, which is the official resident -- residents of the chancellor. during further digging, i found the post, including the same shots from that video, posted by rishi sunak's official verified account. as we can see, dated november, 2020. it's an older video, not quite the traditional sentiment people are sharing that it is. another misleading rishi sunak video trending is this one, which has resurfaced.

this was quite popular as a meme but it has a resurgence over the last year. it was a national joke within the u.k. but it has gone international. this video of a man who holds a resemblance to the prime minister rishi sunak dancing shirtless to electronic music, drink in my hand -- in hand. this was shared, including the former member of the french president emmanuel macron's security detail and former deputy chief of staff. this video was watched over 341,000 times. it is a verified account so it has a lot of traction. it was shared by some french media who saw -- and claimed the

video was authentic. this french news channel played the clip at the start of the portrait of the new prime minister in office. they even used that clip itself to describe the prime minister. they described it as a breath of fresh air for british politics and also described him. as a good danceri. it has been taken as believable on the internet. however, this video has been circulating on the internet for a couple of years. it was actually published back in 2019, on instagram for the first time by the brother of the x footballer, who owns a range of nightclubs in ib for. it was posted in 2019 in promotion of his clubs. the video was not gaining any attractions until it was shared. this year.

that it is when british media commented on the resemblance between the dancing man video and rishi sunak calling it raving rishi. this is one of many headlines and social media tweets and memes that went viral in the u.k.. now, there's no actual evidence to suggest this is rishi sunak himself. the prime minister has said he is not one to drink alcohol. similarly, there is not some of the same facial features. rishi sunak has a visible mole on his left cheek and this man does not have one. at the time this video was filmed, this is what was posted on rishi sunak's public social media accounts. he was doing his gt's down in primary schools in westminster. bryan: thanks very much for

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