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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Michael Howie

Brigitte Macron cyberbullies convicted of spreading false claims France's first lady was born male

Ten people have been found guilty of the cyber-harassment of France's first lady, Brigitte Macron, for spreading false claims she is a transgender woman who was ‌born male, French media reported.

Brigitte and her husband, French President Emmanuel Macron, have long faced such falsehoods, including allegations that she was born under the name Jean-Michel Trogneux — the actual name of her older brother.

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