Brigitte Macron, the rumor’s shadow

SYNOPSIS

Brigitte Macron would be a man. The theory can be summed up in five words and has spread throughout France. It is even  the most widespread theory, the one that has found its way into most French households, the one that everyone has heard  of. A theory that is spreading from Whats’App account to Whats’App account, on YouTube, Meta, TikTok, Telegram, Twitter,  and is even being shared widely abroad today… Brigitte Macron was born Jean-Michel Trogneux and is transgender. This  new episode of The Factory of Lies takes a look back at the disinformation campaign targeting the Macron couple, which  has turned into a weapon of mass political propaganda.

INFO :

Theme : Society
Format : 52′ ⎹ 72′
Original title : Brigitte Macron, the rumor’s shadow
Director : Elsa Guiol
Streamer:  France 5
Language : FR
Year of production : 2025
Produced by : Together Media & Babel DOC