FACT CHECK: Video Shows Polish Official Asking For Directions, Not Using His Wikipedia Page To Identify HImself
A video shared on X claims to show former Polish Prime Minister Maeteuz Moraweicki using his Wikipedia page to identify himself.
DC: Mateusz Morawiecki, former prime minister of Poland, stands outside DC Trump rally at Capital One Arena, attempting to convince National Guard of who he is by showing them his Wikipedia page. pic.twitter.com/v1NalzJNdG
— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) January 20, 2025
Verdict: Misleading
It seems that Morawiecki was asking for directions.
Fact Check:
Social media users are claiming that Morawiecki was attempting to convince the National Guard to let him into the Washington D.C> Trump rally by using his Wikipedia page. (RELATED: Yes, Trump’s Ear Was Struck By A Bullet)
“DC: Mateusz Morawiecki, former prime minister of Poland, stands outside DC Trump rally at Capital One Arena, attempting to convince National Guard of who he is by showing them his Wikipedia page,” reads one user’s post.
It appears, though, that Morawiecki was asking for directions, not to be let into a rally. Polish commentators, such as Monika Pawlowska, disputed the claim.
Ten spin w sprawie @MorawieckiM gdzie niby „pokazuje Wikipedię” a tak naprawdę próbuje znaleźć trasę na miejsce wydarzenia jest najgłupszym co ta władza do tej pory wymyśliła. Już wyjaśniam ⬇️
– po pierwsze każdy, KAŻDY, przebywający za granicą parlamentarzysta ma paszport… https://t.co/4YDM5y7xYy pic.twitter.com/BvUzV5HJJq
— Monika Pawłowska (@Pawlowska_pl) January 20, 2025
She tweeted that “thirdly, Morawiecki, when he found his way, went normally where he was going – fourthly, in the film, we can hear many times how Prime Minister Morawiecki uses words indicating direction, etc. with his interlocutors. There is no word that he wants to go somewhere because he is the prime minister, and there is no Wikipedia at all.”
Former Morawiecki spokesman Piotr Müller pushed back against this claim in a January 20 tweet.
W Stanach Zjednoczonych poranek, a w Internecie alternatywna rzeczywistość. Zatem prosto i na temat.
Inauguracja kadencji Donalda Trumpa jest dzisiaj.
Wczoraj premier @MorawieckiM szedł na umówione spotkania, w tym wywiady. Nie na żaden wiec. Pół Waszyngtonu jest zamknięte,…
— Piotr Müller (@PiotrMuller) January 20, 2025
“In the United States it’s morning, and on the Internet it’s an alternative reality. So, simple and to the point. Donald Trump’s inauguration is today. Yesterday the Prime Minister @MorawieckiM was going to meetings, including interviews. Not to any rally. Half of Washington is closed, so he asked a guard for directions because traffic had been reorganized. Some got so excited that they didn’t even check the calendar date. Maybe because there are no people in Washington? The inauguration is today,” Muller tweeted.
