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Brigitte Macron is a woman, according to reliable biographical records.

The Claim

Brigitte Macron is a man.

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The Short Version

Reliable records and independent reporting identify Brigitte Macron as a woman. The allegation stems from a repeatedly debunked conspiracy theory that conflates her with her brother, Jean-Michel Trogneux. A French appellate ruling sometimes cited in support of the rumor concerned defamation law and did not determine her sex or affirm that she was born male.

Caveats

  • The French appellate ruling concerned defamation law, not Brigitte Macron’s sex or gender.
  • A tax-record name anomaly was attributed to a cyberattack, not an identity change.
  • Crowd-edited and derivative websites should not be treated as primary evidence for sensitive biographical claims.

The Receipts

  1. Brigitte Macron | Élysée

    elysee.fr

  2. Brigitte Macron | Élysée

    elysee.fr

  3. French court ruled on defamation case appeals, not Brigitte Macron's gender

    reuters.com

  4. Macron, Brigitte, 1953-

    id.loc.gov

  5. Breaking down false rumor that France's first lady Brigitte Macron is trans | Snopes.com

    snopes.com

  6. Picture doesn't prove baseless conspiracy theory Brigitte Macron is ...

    fullfact.org

  7. Genèse d'une rumeur transphobe sur Brigitte Macron devenue virale - France 24

    france24.com

  8. Two women guilty of slandering Brigitte Macron

    bbc.com

  9. Fausse information sur Brigitte Macron transgenre : la Première dame se pourvoit en cassation | TF1 Info

    tf1info.fr

  10. No, France's First Lady Brigitte Macron Isn't Trans | Snopes.com

    snopes.com

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