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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
James C. Reynolds

Ten people found guilty of cyberbullying France’s first lady Brigitte Macron over false claims she was born a man

A Paris court on Monday found 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, in the latest legal action sparked by false claims that she is a transgender woman who was born a man.

The eight men and two women, aged between 41 and 60, had been accused of making malicious comments about Ms Macron’s gender and sexuality, including equating the age difference between her and her husband with “paedophilia”.

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