Saturday August 6, 2022 was a black day. Not only did singer Daniel Lévi die of colon cancer at the age of 60, but he was also the journalist Emmanuel False who passed away. The latter had made a name for himself by working for no less than thirty within the radio station Europe 1, from 1987 to 2017. During this time, Emmanuel Faux was in the political service before being a correspondent in Moscow and then in Jerusalem. It also presented diaries of different slices of information.
It was Robert Namias, the former director of information for TF1, who shared the sad news, without specifying the causes of this death. “He had everything a great: culture, experience and immense generosity“, he wrote on Twitter. After which, many journalists in turn expressed their sadness. On the social platform, we notice that Valérie Trierweiler notably slipped a few words. “Tribute to Emmanuel Faux who when I started was a colleague of great kindness coupled with immense professionalism“, she recognized him. Denis Brogniart, for his part, said “very sad and very emotional“, remembering”an excellent journalist, an erudite man, of a rare benevolence, an attentive guide“who accompanied him on his debut at Europe 1. Michel Field also split a message to entrust his”consternation” in front of the “sudden disappearanceby Emmanuel Faux.