A new conspiracy theory arises every single day and today’s targets none other thanBrigitte Macron, the French president’s wife.

HighlightsA viral tweet on X claimed Brigitte Macron was transgender.The conspiracy theory started in 2017, which caught the attention of France’s First Lady.Macron isn’t the first public figure to face these baseless allegations.

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“So we went through the last decade oftrans movementso these elites can normalise themselves,” read one comment.

“It is very clear that Brigitte was born mail [sic],” a third claimed.

“Everybody knew really,” said a user. “The wigs are a dead giveaway!”

An additional comment read, “These elites are sick people.”

“That’s wild and disgusting,” a hater wrote.

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Others called out the account for the misinformation, saying the conspiracy theory was far too much of a stretch.

“It really doesn’t matter,” one person announced. “I’m not a fan of Trans but why should I care who or what she is?”

“That’s her brother in a family picture where the rest of her family, including her, has been cut out,” a netizen pointed out.

To set the record straight: Brigitte Macron is nottransgender, and was born a female. The photo used in the social media post likely was a young version of her brother Jean-Michel Trogneux.

Comments were full of negative opinions

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Brigitte Macron, The French President’s Emmanuel Macron’s Wife is allegedly a MAN and it’s now going Mainstream in France.pic.twitter.com/w9zong1OVs

— illuminatibot (@iluminatibot)February 7, 2025

But a crazy conspiracy theory took shape in 2017 when Emmanuel Macron was first elected, according to Euro News.

The claim was first made 8 years ago

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The only evidence to back this up was a picture of Jean-Michel as a child and his similarities to Brigitte — but they’resiblings, so of course, it’s common for the two to look alike.

Emmanuel Macron finally spoke out for the first time last year regarding this, saying, “There are still some crazies out there.”

And it turns out, Brigitte isn’t the first person to be subjected to this outlandish theory.

It reached so many audience members that Brigitte Macron took the two were responsible to court

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The most famous example involvesMichelle Obama, who openly admitted to facing transgender claims for years.

“I’ve heard about the swampy parts of the internet that question everything about me, right down to whether I’m a woman or a man,” she wrote in her 2018 memoirBECOMING.

“A sitting US congressman has made fun of my butt. I’ve been hurt. I’ve been furious. But mostly, I’ve tried to laugh this stuff off.”

A smiling woman with shoulder-length blond hair wearing a dark green blazer, posing outside.

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US-basedLGBTQ+organization GLAAD also offered their two cents on this phenomenon, saying, “The practice maliciously targets cisgender public figures — from Madonna to Melania Trump to Olympic boxer Imane Khelif to Kyle Rittenhouse — and then ‘investigates’ them offering fake pseudo-scientific ‘evidence’ that they are transgender, with the underlying bigoted and ignorant implication that being a transgender person is a bad thing.”

Additionally, these theories are made in an attempt to sway public opinion on a certain person, often linking to other conspiracies about global control, depopulation, etc.

Some social media users could point out the misinformation right away

A tweet discussing wigs in response to a viral photo involving the French President’s wife.

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Tweet by Time4Change replying to iluminatibot about wig, related to a viral photo controversy.

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Tweet by user Beverly Wolf Wagner commenting “Worst wig ever” related to French President’s wife.

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Tweet accusing French President’s wife of being transgender, sparking controversy.

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User’s tweet reacting to accusation about French President’s wife.

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Tweet screenshot about French President’s wife, discussing a conspiracy theory.

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Tweet questioning French President’s wife, causing viral scandal, asking about past relationship details.

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Tweet reply saying “Not surprised,” related to a viral photo of French President’s wife.

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Tweet response discussing viral photo involving French President’s wife.

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Tobias Benson’s tweet questioning gender surgeries, referencing French President’s wife controversy.

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Tweet reacting to a conspiracy theory about the French President’s wife.

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Tweet responding to photo, mentioning “old lady hands,” part of viral discussion about French President’s wife.

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Tweet questioning viral claim about French President’s wife with skeptical tone.

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Tweet about a conspiracy theory, discussing a viral photo and perceived femininity of hands.

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