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Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest JJ from Austria holds up the trophy onstage in Basel, 18 May, 2025

Video. Fact check: Did NATO create the Eurovision Song Contest?

Updated: 22/05/2025 - 7:46 GMT+2

Social media users and alternative news outlets claim that decades-old NATO documents reveal that the military alliance was the mastermind behind Eurovision.

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