Claim: “Breaking (wind) Rishi Sunak delivers a video message while on his toilet, to try and convince us he actually gives a shit.“
Claim: “Why is Rishi Sunak delivering a video message on the toilet?”
Rating: FALSE
Why this needed to be fact-checked: According to the discussion forum, the video that was posted on January 3 and has received over 450,000 views has been confusing and upsetting internet users.
The facts: The video clip of Rishi Sunak delivering a video message to the new year from the toilet was edited by Twitter user Jase Monkey, a video editor. As Sunak spoke on rebuilding public confidence in politics, a toilet flush could be seen in the background of the footage. There were some terrible sound effects in the video as well.
The original video can be found on YouTube, a platform for sharing videos owned by Google.