Dutch Politician Puts Sandwich in Pocket Before Interview: Fact Check

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This Dutch politician just put a grilled cheese sandwich in his pocket before an interview.

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Dutch politician Tunahan Kuzu puts a grilled cheese in his suit’s pocket for an interview.

Fact Check:

A certain GIF image and video shared heavily on social media sites in March 2017 purport to show an interesting clip when a Dutch Politician Tunahan Kuzu Puts a Grilled Cheese Sandwich in his Pocket just before an Interview with a media person. The thing in the Tunahan Kuzu’s hand does indeed appear like a Grilled Cheese Sandwich from a distance, but as such the bizarre claim is a hoax.

The short clipping does in fact show Dutch Politician Tunahan Kuzu carrying in hand the thing in question as he walks by, and just before a media person from PowNews approaches him for interview, Kuzu puts the thing in his suit’s pocket. By appearance the thing in Kuzu’s hand does look like a Grilled Cheese Sandwich, and the allegations also created a sense of fun on social media. The fact of the matter, however being, the Dutch Politician Tunahan Kuzu was not hiding away any Sandwich before an interview, he was carrying in hand – his iPhone within a unique case. After the clipping became popular on social media, the Dutch politician took to his Twitter account and clarified about the “grilled cheese” iPhone:

Het mysterie van de #tosti#tostigate pic.twitter.com/jegdZ8H5Cf

— Tunahan Kuzu (@tunahankuzu) March 17, 2017

Tunahan Kuzu also added that he got the unique iPhone case from his cousin who works in a phone shop.

Hoax or Fact:

Hoax.

References:

DENK-leider Kuzu schept duidelijkheid: ‘Ik stop geen tosti in mijn pak’