Brigitte Macron, the wife of the French president, has launched legal action over a conspiracy theory that claims she was born male.
The virulent fake news dates back to March but has spread over social media over the past two months. It claims Brigitte Macron, who has three children from a first marriage, was born Jean-Michel Trogneux.
Her lawyer, Jean Ennochi, confirmed to AFP earlier this week that "she has decided to initiate proceedings, it is underway."
The fake news appears to have been
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