THEn an era in which fake news run faster than truth, there is a story that exceeds the borders of the absurd. This is the case of Brigitte MacronPremière Dame of France, which is located today in the Kafkian position to have to demonstrate his biological identity as a woman in an American courtroom. A legal battle born from the toxic ashes of digital disinformation, where The conspiracy delusion has turned into a global media persecution. But how can a lie become so viral, to drag one of the most views of Europe in front of US justice women?
Brigitte Macron, forced to prove that he is a woman
Not everything, however, started overseas. Already several years ago, in the French digital panorama, some voices had begun to whisper bizarre theories. In December 2021, two French women published on YouTube A four -hour video that kicked off this spiral of madness: Natacha Rey, who defines herself “amateur journalist”, and Amandine Roy, a self -proclaimed medium, had sown the first germs of what would become a toxic narrative without any foundation.
The surreal theory of the “state lie”
In their video, Rey claimed to have discovered what he called a “state lie” and a “scam”, stating that Jean-Michel Trogneux, The brother of Brigitte Macronwould have changed sex by becoming Brigitte and then marry the future president. A delusional theory, which started circulating on the French web, feeding conspiracy environments with insinuations without any proof.
In full digital era, one of the best known women in Europe is in the Kafkian position of having to demonstrate their biological identity in court (Getty)
Victory in court, but then the twist
French justice had initially taken its course: in September 2024, The two women had been recognized guilty and condemned To a fine of 500 euros with the conditional, in addition to the payment of 8,000 euros of damages to Brigitte Macron and 5,000 euros to his brother Jean-Michel Trogneux. But in July 2025, A twist overturned the situation: The Paris Court of Appeal canceled the sentences for issues related to freedom of expression. Not for the truthfulness of the accusations, never questioned, but essentially for procedural reasons.
The American escalation: Candace Owens against Brigitte Macron
And it is here, at this moment that Candace Owens enters the scenecontroversial figure of American conservative activism, already known for its extremist positions. Its strategy was methodical and ruthless: using social media as a megaphone e Taking advantage of the international visibility of the “Fame Under Fire” podcast of the BBCtransformed what was a French marginal delirium, into what, the lawyers of the Première Dame, define a real “global humiliation campaign”.
Frontal attack on Brigitte Macron, “biological man”
The American influencer, in fact, has not limited itself to veiled insinuations or ambiguous comments. Owens launched a front attack, declaring publicly and repeatedly that Brigitte Macron would not be born a womanbut it would actually be a biological man. The attack was not episodic, but systematic: social posts, public statements, interviews. A accusation so extreme as to seem out of a surreal film, yet real as devastating for those who are target.
The answer: Delaware, July 2025
The reaction was not long in coming. Delaware has become the theater of an unprecedented legal battle: Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron they presented 22 charges in A cause for defamation against Candace Owensaccusing it of “global humiliation” and “media bullying” because of the systematic attack that has transformed private life into a media circus. Tom Clare, the lawyer who represents Macron in the United Statesdoes not use the least terms: what is happening is “incredibly shocking”. For Emmanuel Macron, these events represent a “painful distraction”, above all, in a crucial moment of its presidential mandate.
Scientific proof: when dignity meets justice
The paradox of this story reaches its peak in the defensive strategy. Having to demonstrate something so obvious that they seem absurd: one’s biological identity. Still, that’s exactly what is about to happen in an American courtroom. Brigitte Macron’s lawyers will bring photographs of pregnancies, family images that tell the growth of children, scientific testimonies of experts. An arsenal of rehearsals that in normal circumstances would seem redundant, but which in this case become absurdly necessary to disassemble a lies that have become viral.
Brigitte Macron, a battle for everyone
This story goes beyond the judicial news. It is the story of an era in which Disinformation can transform the life of anyone into a media hellwhere personal dignity becomes hostage to algorithms and click. The legal response to this defamatory campaign perhaps represents the last line of defense against a world where The truth seems to have become an opinion among the many. And while waiting for the verdict of a delaware court, one thing is certain: this absurd story will mark a precedent on how justice can and must respond when digital hatred exceeds every limit.