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Ten people are on trial in Paris accused of spreading false, malicious claims online that France’s first lady Brigitte Macron was born male.

The conspiracy theory, which originated in 2017, prompted a prior defamation ruling against two women and now a broader cyberbullying investigation.

The case also involves a U.S. defamation suit against conservative influencer Candace Owens, reflecting the conspiracy’s reach across the Atlantic.

PARIS — Ten people went on trial Monday accused of cyberbullying Brigitte Macron after they allegedly made “malicious” comments online spreading claims that President Emmanuel Macron’s wife is a man.

Brigitte Macron did not show up at the two-day t

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