Emmanuel Macron on Friday condemned “misinformation and fabricated scenarios”, referring to rumors on social networks that his wife is transgender.
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“The worst thing is the misinformation and the scenarios that are created, the people who believe it and the people who upset you, including your privacy,” the president commented, as reporters questioned him at the end of the abortion sealing ceremony. In the Constitution.
Since 2017 and the election of Emmanuel Macron, conspiracy theories have continued to circulate on social media that Brigitte Macron, née Trogneux, is actually a transgender woman, Jean-Michel's maiden name.
According to the rumour, a larger conspiracy is at work to cover up this change in marital status, which has led to serious allegations of child abuse against the First Lady.
“Against this machismo, we must use law and justice,” elaborated Mr. Macron called for strengthening “digital public order” on social networks. .”
On March 6, 2025, two women will go on trial for criminal libel in Paris for spreading rumors about the head of state's wife, a source close to the case learned Friday.
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and former US First Lady Michelle Obama were targeted by rumors in 2017 and 2018 that they were born male.
The President, who arrived on Friday March 8 with Justice Minister Eric Dupont-Moretti to stamp abortion in the constitution, considered “a great deal of educational work to be done” and argued for a “feminist struggle”. This is not a fight for women, but a fight for men and women.
