Ten found guilty of gender cyberbullying France First Lady Brigitte Macron
A Paris court found ten individuals guilty of cyber-harassment against French First Lady Brigitte Macron. The defendants, aged 41 to 65, were convicted on Monday, January 5, 2026, for spreading malicious claims about Macron's gender and sexuality online, including false allegations that she was born a man.
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- Jan 5
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Open questions and key claims
False claims online that the French first lady was born a man had damaged her mother’s quality of life.
She cannot ignore the horrible things said about her.
A Paris court found 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France’s first lady Brigitte Macron.
Sentences ranged from cyberbullying awareness training to 8-month suspended prison sentences.
A Paris court has found 10 people guilty of being involved in the cyber-harassment of Brigitte Macron.
Defendants were found guilty of making malicious comments about Brigitte Macron’s gender and sexuality.
Ten people were convicted of online harassment for falsely claiming Brigitte Macron was born male.
The convicted individuals received sentences ranging from jail time to mandatory online harassment awareness training.
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