France tries suspects over false Brigitte Macron transgender claim
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Two women are on trial in France over false claims that Brigitte Macron, the country's first lady, is transgender. The claims were made in a YouTube video in December 2021, alleging that Macron had once been a man named 'Jean-Michel'. The false claim went viral just weeks before the 2022 presidential election. The trial on defamation charges comes amid a campaign for snap legislative polls called by President Emmanuel Macron after the far right trounced his party in EU parliament elections. The women on trial are Amandine Roy, a self-proclaimed spiritual medium, and Natacha Rey, an independent journalist who did not appear in court due to illness. The claims led to accusations of child abuse against Macron and her brother. The case is due to be decided on September 12.

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