US EditionTen people found guilty of cyber bullying France's first lady Brigitte Macron after false transgender claims
Ten people convicted for cyberharassment targeting Brigitte Macron with false transgender claims and linking her age gap with President Emmanuel Macron to paedophilia, receiving suspended sentences.
- On Monday, January 5 a Paris court convicted ten people for cyber-harassing Brigitte Macron, France's first lady, with false online claims about her gender and sexuality.
- Emerging over several years, the campaign on social media platforms repeatedly targeted Brigitte Macron, France's first lady, fueled by conspiracy theories falsely linking her to Jean-Michel Trogneux and the Macron age gap.
- Named online figures included Aurélien Poirson-Atlan, whose account was suspended in 2024, and Delphine Jegousse, known as Amandine Roy, who spread conspiratorial content in a four-hour video.
- The court imposed sentences ranging from cyberbullying awareness training to eight-month suspended prison sentences, while Tiphaine Auzière testified the harassment had 'deteriorated' Brigitte Macron's life and family well-being.
- Recent years have seen increased court use to challenge misinformation, as Emmanuel Macron, President of France, and Brigitte Macron, First Lady, pursue US defamation suits including against Candace Owens.
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Paris court convicts 10 citizens for ‘cyberbullying’ first lady Brigitte Macron over transgender claims
Yesterday, a Paris court convicted 10 citizens of “cyberbullying” French first lady Brigitte Macron over rumors regarding her gender.After French President Emmanuel Macron’s election in 2017, rumors started swirling among fringe circles that his wife, Brigitte, was actually a biological male. But it wasn’t until 2021, right before Macron’s re-election, that it exploded on an international scale after Natacha Rey, an independent journalist, claim…
Paris court convicts 10 citizens for ‘cyberbullying’ first lady Brigitte Macron over transgender claims
Yesterday, a Paris court convicted 10 citizens of “cyberbullying” French first lady Brigitte Macron over rumors regarding her gender.After French President Emmanuel Macron’s election in 2017, rumors started swirling among fringe circles that his wife, Brigitte, was actually a biological male. But it wasn’t until 2021, right before Macron’s re-election, that it exploded on an international scale after Natacha Rey, an independent journalist, claim…
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France Convicts 10 People for 'Insulting' Brigitte Macron While Europe Loses Its Grip on Reality
This is how dictatorships begin. Ten people were just found guilty in France for “cyberbullying” the country’s first lady, according to France24. These weren’t threats. Nor violence. Nor blackmail. It […] The post France Convicts 10 People for 'Insulting' Brigitte Macron While Europe Loses Its Grip on Reality appeared first on The Western Journal.
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