A court on Thursday ordered two women to pay 8,000 euros in damages to French First Lady Brigitte Macron after making false claims she was transgender, sparking online rumour-mongering by conspiracy theorists and the far right.



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France24

France

Brigitte Macron awarded damages over false trans claim

Brigitte Macron sued the two women who falsely claimed in 2021 that she was transgender.

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BBC News

Government of the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Brigitte Macron: Two women guilty of slander over gender claims

The false allegations made in December 2021 went viral just weeks before the 2022 French election

The Independent

Evgeny Lebedev

London

Greater London

England

Brigitte Macron awarded €8,000 after false transgender claims

A court on Thursday ordered two women to pay 8,000 euros in damages to French First Lady Brigitte Macron after making false claims she was transgender, sparking online rumor-mongering by conspiracy theorists and the far right.

Raw Story

John K. Byrne

Michael Rogers (publisher)

United States

A Paris judge has ordered two defendants to pay Brigitte Macron €8,000 in damages for spreading rumors that she had a sex change

Russia Today [🇷🇺-affiliated]

Government of Russia

State Media

Russia

French court fines women for calling Macron’s wife a man

They were sentenced to a suspended fine of 500 euros, as well as to pay several thousand euros in damages to Brigitte Macron and her brother Jean-Michel Trogneux.

Elles ont été condamnées à une amende de 500 euros avec sursis, ainsi qu’à payer plusieurs milliers d’euros de dommages et intérêt à Brigitte Macron et à son frère Jean-Michel Trogneux.

Rumeurs transphobes sur Brigitte Macron : deux femmes condamnées pour diffamation

Le Parisien

LVMH

Paris

Île-de-France

Transphobic rumours about Brigitte Macron: two women convicted of defamation

Two women who named Brigitte, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, a man, were sentenced and fined 13,500 euros for defamation. This was reported by BFMTV, citing sources

Двум женщинам, назвавшим супругу президента Франции Эммануэля Макрона Брижит мужчиной, вынесли приговор и назначили штрафы в 13,5 тысяч евро за клевету. Об этом сообщает телеканал BFMTV со ссылкой на источники

Назвавшим супругу Макрона мужчиной француженкам вынесли приговор

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French women who called Macron's wife were sentenced

Two women posted a video on YouTube in 2021 falsely claiming that the French president's wife was previously a man, which prompted her to file a defamation complaint.

Două femei au postat un videoclip pe YouTube în 2021, susținând în mod fals că soția președintelui francez a fost anterior un bărbat, ceea ce a determinat-o pe aceasta să depună o plângere pentru defăimare.

Prima Doamnă a Franței va primi despăgubiri de 8.000 de euro după ce două femei au răspândit zvonul că aceasta s-a născut bărbat

Adevarul

Romania

First Lady of France to receive 8,000 euros in damages after two women spread the rumor that she was born a man

Two French women must pay Brigitte Macron, the wife of President Emmanuel Macron, 8,000 euros in damages. The two had spread rumors on social media that Macron was once a man named Jean-Michel. In reality, Jean-Michel is her brother. The two must pay him 5,000 euros in damages.

Twee Franse vrouwen moeten Brigitte Macron, de vrouw van president Emmanuel Macron, 8.000 euro schadevergoeding betalen. De twee hadden op sociale media geruchten verspreid dat Macron ooit een man genaamd Jean-Michel was. In werkelijkheid is Jean-Michel haar broer. De twee moeten hem 5.000 euro schadevergoeding betalen.

Franse vrouwen moeten Brigitte Macron 8.000 euro schadevergoeding betalen voor verspreiden van transgendergeruchten

Het Nieuwsblad

Mediahuis

Belgium

French women ordered to pay Brigitte Macron €8,000 in damages for spreading transgender rumors

They must pay 8,000 euros to the French first lady for damages and defamation, in addition to 5,000 euros to her brother, the plaintiff in the trial. President Emmanuel Macron himself had reported that they were fake news.

Deberán pagar 8.000 euros a la primera dama francesa por daños y difamación, además de 5.000 euros a su hermano, querellante en el juicio.El propio presidente Emmanuel Macron había denunciado que eran noticias falsas.

Condenan en Francia a dos mujeres por difundir en Internet el rumor de que Brigitte Macron es transgénero

Clarin

Clar%C3%ADn Group

Buenos Aires

Argentina

Two women convicted in France for spreading the rumor that Brigitte Macron is transgender on the Internet

Amandine Roy et Natacha Rey avaient parlé de Brigitte Macron comme d’une « escroquerie », d’une « tromperie » et d’un « mensonge d’Etat ». Elles devront payer 8 000 euros de dommages et intérêts à l’épouse du président de la République, et 5 000 euros à son frère, Jean-Michel Trogneux. Source

Brigitte Macron Awarded Damages Over False Trans Claim

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