Gabriel Attal uses football team footage for political campaign

Presidential candidate Gabriel Attal has faced scrutiny for using footage from a 2023 anti-bullying campaign in his recent political communications. The clips, which were originally produced with members of the France national football team during Attal's tenure as Minister of National Education, were repurposed for his campaign videos on Instagram and TikTok.

The footage features players such as Kylian Mbappé, Dayot Upamecano, and Ousmane Dembélé. The specific segment used includes a viral moment where the players react to a statement about returning to school with pleasure. The reuse of content originally funded by public money for government awareness campaigns has raised potential legal questions regarding its application for political campaigning.