Never get used to the violence of social networks. In addition to the fight against online hate, with personalities who are now going to court to have sanctions dropped, there is also the fight against fake news. Brigitte Macron was one of the victims and does not intend to let it go.
In recent months, the Web has regularly been the arena of an ugly, totally unfounded rumor about the supposed gender identity of the first lady. Messages claiming that Brigitte Macron, born Trogneux, would actually be a transgender woman whose birth name was Jean-Michel! Just that … A vast plot would be at work to hide this change in marital status, according to this fake news which also declined in accusations, more serious, of pedo-crime brought against the first lady, underlines AFP.
If, at first, Brigitte Macron had remained silent in the face of this transphobic rumor, she has since decided to appeal to justice. The wife of the President of the Republic – who is slow to formalize her candidacy for a second term – has summoned before the Paris judicial court two women having spread false news on the Internet claiming that she was a transgender woman, says AFP, from a judicial source confirming information from M6. A first hearing was set for June 15 before the 17th chamber of the Paris court. The civil action, on the merits, led by the wife of Emmanuel Macron is based on the basis of the provisions of the civil code relating to private life, indicated this judicial source.
The two women assigned by Brigitte Macron present themselves as a medium and an independent journalist. They had largely contributed to relaying the rumor and had posted on the YouTube channel of the medium, on December 10, 2021, photos of the first lady and her family. According to M6, the three children of Brigitte Macron as well as her brother joined this summons in particular for acts of invasion of privacy, violation of personality rights, violation of image rights.