President Macron, with characteristic sang-froid, has dismissed as hyperbolic the media furor surrounding a viral video depicting his wife, Brigitte, in what appeared to be a momentary dissuasion as they deplaned in Southeast Asia, attributing the incident to the vagaries of social media amplification and the broader disinformation ecosystem, while his office has characterised the exchange as a fleeting instance of conjugal complicity before commencing their diplomatic engagements.