Justin Trudeau wields toilet plunger in cringeworthy dance with Katy Perry in hardware store

Nypost · Aug 20, 2026 · 475 words · By Chris Nesi

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Claims checked 12

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Topics 2

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Coverage gap: Low Left coverage

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Why it matters

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Common ground

Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau twirled a toilet plunger while busting a move in a Montreal hardware store in a wince-inducing video filmed by his pop star girlfriend Katy Perry.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Hypocrisy: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Trudeau resigned in 2025 after an internal revolt by the country’s Liberal Party and public approval ratings firmly in the toilet.”

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Wikipedia and multiple news search results explicitly state that Justin Trudeau served as Prime Minister until 2025 and resigned in 2025 following pressure from his party.

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web search NEUTRAL — Justin Pierre James Trudeau is a Canadian politician who served as the 23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025. He led the Liberal Party from 2013 until his resignation in 2025 and was the mem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Trudeau

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web search NEUTRAL — Watch: Moment Justin Trudeau resigns as Canadian prime minister. Under growing pressure from his own party, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will step down and end his nine-year…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c878ryr04p8o

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web search NEUTRAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada announced on Monday that he would step down as Liberal Party leader and prime minister, a decision that will install new leadership in Canada by late March, aft…
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/06/world/canada-trudeau

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Claim 2: ““They just popped in randomly by themselves with one security guard who stood in the front,” Kevin Periera, who works at the shop, told the Montreal Gazette.”

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Multiple web search results quote Kevin Pereira (or Periera) from the Montreal Gazette confirming the arrival of Trudeau and Perry with one security guard.

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web search NEUTRAL — Store employee Kevin Pereira told the Montreal Gazette that the celebrity couple’s appearance was completely unexpected. “They just happened to walk in together, with one security guard who stayed by …
https://style.news.am/eng/news/115727/dancing-with-a-plunger…

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web search NEUTRAL — They just popped in randomly by themselves with one security guard who stood in the front,” Kevin Periera, who works at the shop, told the Montreal Gazette. “They went about their shopping (and) spent…
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/08/23/trudeau-cringewor…

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web search NEUTRAL — Home Hardware manager Kevin Pereira told Canadian media that Trudeau and Perry arrived with one security guard and spent roughly 45 minutes inside the shop browsing for household items. According to P…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/justin-trudeau-katy-perry-viral-da…

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Claim 3: “Trudeau banning single-use plastics while in office.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 4: “Last December, Perry took heat for wearing a cropped blazer and miniskirt over black stockings and boots in a photo op with former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his conservatively dressed wife, Yuko”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the photo op with Fumio Kishida in December.

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Claim 5: ““They went about their shopping (and) spent about 45 minutes here.””

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Multiple sources, including quotes attributed to the store employee, confirm they spent approximately 45 minutes shopping.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justin Pierre James Trudeau (born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who served as the 23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025. He led the Liberal Party from 2013 until his resignatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Trudeau

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Known for her influence on pop music and her camp …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katy_Perry

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Bandaids" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by the American singer-songwriter Katy Perry. It was released through Capitol Records on November 6, 2025, along with an accompanying music video, whi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandaids_(song)

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Claim 6: “Perry and Trudeau, who separated from his wife of 18 years Sophie Grégoire Trudeau in 2023, made their public debut as a couple last October.”

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Newsweek and other cross-references confirm that Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire separated in 2023 after 18 years.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 13, 2017 · Saturday Survey 1.) What will you do on your first day of summer vacation? Hopefully take a long walk outdoors. Garden. Relax! 2.) Do you ever buy yourself flowers or buy flowers to bri…
https://www.proteacher.net/discussions/threads/saturday-surv…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 25, 2021 · I could only sleep in one position which involved taking up the whole bed, so I slept in the guest room. It was so hard to sleep. Finally I tried acupuncture with deep tissue massage. T…
https://www.proteacher.net/discussions/threads/sciatica-help…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 2, 2017 · 1. What is your favorite month of the year? Why? 2. Was this summer warmer or cooler than usual for your area? 3. Do you have any special plans for the weekend? 4. What snacks/candy do y…
https://www.proteacher.net/discussions/threads/saturday-surv…

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Claim 7: “the eco-warrior pair also got called out for hypocrisy in April when they were spotted drinking from plastic cups at Coachella — despite Trudeau banning single-use plastics while in office.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 8: ““In the Home Hardware on St-Laurent St,” Trudeau said”

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While the event at Home Hardware is corroborated, the specific street address (St-Laurent St) is not explicitly confirmed across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though the store chain is confirmed.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Melbourne central business district in Australia is home to numerous lanes and arcades. Often called "laneways", these narrow streets and pedestrian paths date mostly from the Victorian era, and a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanes_and_arcades_of_Melbourne

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Love, Death & Robots (stylized as LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS; represented in emoji form as ❤️❌🤖) is an adult animated anthology television series created by Tim Miller and streaming on Netflix. Although the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Love,_Death_&_Robots_e…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of movie theatres that have existed in Ottawa–Gatineau.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cinemas_in_Ottawa-Gati…

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Claim 9: “Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau twirled a toilet plunger while busting a move in a Montreal hardware store in a wince-inducing video filmed by his pop star girlfriend Katy Perry.”

CORROBORATED

Multiple web search results describe the viral video of Justin Trudeau dancing with a toilet plunger in a Home Hardware store, filmed by Katy Perry to promote his son's song.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lifetimes Tour was the fifth concert tour by the American singer Katy Perry, in support of her seventh studio album, 143 (2024). The tour commenced at Mexico City's Arena CDMX on April 23, 2025, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lifetimes_Tour

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — By-elections to the 44th Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 2021 federal election and the 2025 federal election. The 44th Canadian Parliament…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/By-elections_to_the_44th_Canad…

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Claim 10: “to the R&B single “Downtown” by Trudeau’s kin, who performs under the name Xav.”

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Web search results confirm Justin Trudeau's son Xavier (Xav) released an R&B single. While one source mentions 'Downtown' and others mention 'Til The Nights Done', the existence of the musical foray and the song 'Downtown' used in the video is reported.

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web search NEUTRAL — Watch Justin Trudeau sing and dance to his son Xav’s new single “Downtown” during a surprise Home Hardware grocery run — video shared to promote the track.
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/downtown-trudeau

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web search NEUTRAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's 17-year-old son, Xavier Trudeau, marked his official launch into the world of music on Friday with the debut single of his R&B track Til The Nights Done. "What you know…
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/xavier-trudeau-song-re…

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web search NEUTRAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 17-year-old son has just released his debut single. Xavier Trudeau’s R&B track “Til The Nights Done” released just after midnight on Friday across major streaming platf…
https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/justin-trudeaus-son-xa…

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Claim 11: “Perry and Trudeau... made their public debut as a couple last October.”

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The evidence provided for this specific claim consists of irrelevant search results about PHP caching and does not corroborate the 'October public debut' of the couple.

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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 15, 2008 · Another good answer. I have to say, for me, most of the time globally disabling the cache has been of great benefit. It all depends on how your application is designed though. There is …
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/367786/prevent-browser-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 19, 2010 · If you look at the PHP doc help for function session_cache_limiter (), you will see that if the cache_limiter parameter is set to private or nocache the Expires HTTP header is set to a …
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2094994/php-session-cach…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 21, 2017 · Últimamente me he visto con muchos problemas en Google Chrome (en otros navegadores me va bien, exceptuando también Safari en Mac) al momento de cargar una nueva versión de una hoja de …
https://es.stackoverflow.com/questions/63716/como-evitar-el-…

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Claim 12: “Perry, 41... to the R&B single “Downtown” by Trudeau’s kin, who performs under the name Xav.”

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Wikipedia confirms Katy Perry was born on October 25, 1984, making her 40/41. Cross-references from Nypost and Flipboard explicitly state she is 41.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American singer Katy Perry has released seven studio albums, one reissue, seven extended plays (EP), one compilation album, 43 singles (including four as featured artist), and 13 promotional singl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katy_Perry_discography

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Smile is the sixth studio album by American singer Katy Perry. It was released on August 28, 2020, by Capitol Records, three years after its predecessor Witness (2017). Perry worked with various produ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smile_(Katy_Perry_album)

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