FACT CHECK · MEDIA, SOURCES AND WHO PAYS
Claim: Macron's wife was born a man
FALSETHE ANSWER
An old conspiracy theory. Jean-Michel Trogneux, the man it says she was, is her brother. The Macrons sued Candace Owens for defamation over it in a US court in July 2025.
SOURCE
AP / PBS NewsHour, 24 Jul 2025
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