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Ten people go on trial in Paris accused of online harassment of Brigitte Macron

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron
The Macrons’ relationship has long been a topic of comment online. Photograph: Raphaël Lafargue/Abaca/Shutterstock

Ten people have gone on trial in Paris charged with online harassment of Brigitte Macron – the latest phase of a legal battle on both sides of the Atlantic against the false claim that the French first lady is a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux.

The president, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife filed a defamation lawsuit in the US at the end of July, in connection with a rumour amplified and repeated online that Brigitte Macron was born a man.

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