Conspiracy theorists ordered to pay $15,000 for claiming Brigitte Macron is a man

A court ordered two women who falsely claimed French First Lady Brigitte Macron was born a man to pay €13,500 ($15,000) in damages.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron (asatury/shutterstock.com)

A court ordered two women who falsely claimed French First Lady Brigitte Macron was born a man to pay €13,500 ($15,000) in damages. The women said Brigitte Macron was actually her brother, Jean-Michel Trogneux, who transitioned before marrying French President Emmanuel Macron.