Paul McCartney was walking through the plaza and listened to one of his songs

      No, the story about Paul encountering a homeless veteran playing a Beatles song (specifically "Let It Be") in Covent Garden, London, in October 2003, and then leaving something behind that dramatically changed the man's life is not true. This appears to be a fabricated, heartwarming tale designed for viral appeal, primarily spread through a YouTube video uploaded in late December 2025. The video uses AI-generated or scripted narration to tell a dramatic story involving a Falklands veteran named "Tommy Walsh," but no credible news reports, interviews, or statements from McCartney or his representatives corroborate it.