On December 20, local time, Brigitte Macron, 68, the first lady of France, was outraged by a ridiculous rumor. She said legal action would be taken to prosecute the rumor-mongers. So what kind of rumor would make the first lady so aggressive?
In September, cnews reported, a bizarre theory was published in the far-right magazine Facts and Documents that said "68-year-old Brigitte Macron was born as a baby boy." It is reported that the theory is supported and participated in by "multiple experts" and reached after three years of investigation.
The report said that "Brigitte, who was still a boy, originally named Jean-Michel Brigitte, was born on April 13, 1953, in Amiens, Saômes, in northern France."
Natasha Rey, a journalist who allegedly participated in the investigation of the claim, gave a four-hour interview to media personality Amandin Roy on YouTube on December 10. Unfortunately, however, the video was quickly deleted by the platform. But before the withdrawal, the number of hits was as high as 470,000.
This ridiculous remark not only made Brigitte a big joke on the Internet, but also disgraced French President Macron. According to Le Figaro, the first lady called it a conspiracy theory and she took the person behind the rumor to court.
The speculation of "conspiracy theories" is not empty, and with only a few months to go until the French presidential election next April, bizarre rumors appeared out of thin air at this critical juncture. So far, right-wing leader Marina Le Pen has been seen as Macron's fierce rival; and this rumor was also published in far-right magazines. What the intention is, at a glance.
But regardless of the success or failure of the lawsuit, this humiliating rumor has already been rife online, with more than 34,000 retweets on Twitter alone. You know, the Internet is a place where once footprints are left, it is difficult to erase traces, and this statement may be turned over at any time and maliciously exploited.