{"id":11210,"date":"2025-06-04T11:30:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T10:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seecheck.org\/?p=11210"},"modified":"2025-06-04T11:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T10:30:25","slug":"canadian-prime-minister-did-not-perform-nazi-salute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecheck.org\/index.php\/2025\/06\/04\/canadian-prime-minister-did-not-perform-nazi-salute\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Prime Minister did not perform Nazi salute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Original article<\/a> (in Montenegrin) was published on 15\/5\/2025; Author: Nina \u0110uranovi\u0107<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Two months ago, former central bank governor Mark Carney was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As is often the case at the beginning of a political figure\u2019s mandate, the public quickly assigns them various labels, and the new Canadian Prime Minister was no exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A photograph<\/a> of Carney (archived<\/a>) from a public event began circulating on Facebook, accompanied by the claim that he greeted attendees with a Nazi salute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNew Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a Nazi salute at a rally. Carney is a former Bank of Canada chief, opposes joining the United States, and supports Ukraine, like his predecessor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The photograph in question was taken on April 27 during a campaign event ahead of the federal elections<\/a> (archived<\/a>). Mark Carney delivered a speech to attendees in Edmonton, and both photographs and video footage of the event are publicly available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLiberal leader Mark Carney addressed the crowd during a campaign stop in Edmonton, Alberta, on Sunday,\u201d reads the caption of the photo published by the French media outlet Le Devoir<\/a> (archived<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon reviewing the video footage<\/a> of Carney\u2019s speech (archived<\/a>), it is evident that the photograph allegedly showing the Canadian Prime Minister performing a \u201cSieg Heil!\u201d gesture is, in fact, just a moment of natural gesturing during his address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By selectively extracting a frame from the footage of Carney\u2019s speech, the impression was created that he gave a Nazi salute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The image\u2014a screenshot from the video\u2014was presented in a misleading manner. During his speech, the Prime Minister raised his left hand multiple times: first, pointing a finger toward the audience and then raising his open hand, which was then equated with the Nazi gesture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Although born in Fort Smith, Carney grew up in Edmonton<\/a> (archived<\/a>), Alberta, where he spent his childhood and youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The alleged \u201csalute\u201d occurred precisely at the moment when Carney recognized friends in the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFirst of all, I want to say hello to Blaine and Trinity O\u2019Coyne, who are sitting over there\u2014or rather, not sitting, but standing. High school friends, lifelong friends. I played hockey with Blaine. To me, that\u2019s Edmonton. When you make a friend in Edmonton, you have a friend for life,\u201d the Canadian Prime Minister said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the photograph was taken out of context during a public speech and bears no connection to any Nazi salute, we rate these claims as manipulation of facts<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cManipulation of Facts\u201d rating is given to a media report that uses known and accurate facts but interprets them in a deceptive manner. These reports generally employ accurate information to draw incorrect conclusions or claims, leading media consumers to draw conclusions that differ from the actual meaning of the presented facts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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