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Brigitte Macron: Two women guilty of slander over gender claims

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Summary
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64% Informative

Natacha Rey and Amandine Roy broadcast unsubstantiated rumours online that Brigitte had never existed.

Claim went viral, sparking conspiracy theories among the far-right.

Mrs Macron filed a complaint against the women after their claim went viral.

The defendants were ordered to pay 8,000 ( 6,750 ; $ 8,859 ) in damages.

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59

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55

Neutral language

8

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

49

Offensive language

likely offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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short-lived

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1

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