"Born Jean-Michel Trogneux?" - Brigitte Macron's Sex CHANGED On Tax Return By U.K. Hackers

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🗓️ 28 October 2025

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Hackers allegedly changed Brigitte Macron’s personal tax record to “Jean Michael” in a sexist smear campaign, fueling false rumors about her gender. Candace Owens amplified the story online, sparking debate and raising concerns about misinformation, fear-driven media, and the responsibility of public figures. We break down the French legal context, the challenges of proving claims in court, and the importance of fact-checking in today’s viral news environment.

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0:00.0	So, Bridget Macron was given a male name on her personal tax record by a team of hackers.
0:04.5	The French government official said the 72-year-old has been long subject of rumors questioning her gender,
0:12.5	which have been shared by conspiracy theories and social media influencers online for several years.
0:16.4	The rumor falsely claims that Mrs. Macron was born a male and that her real name is Jean-Michel Trinot.
0:24.6	Jean-Michard Tron.
0:25.8	Yeah.
0:26.3	In reality, her maiden name is Drogno, and she has a brother named Jean-Michael.
0:31.6	The smear campaign went as far as hacking into her personal tax account and changing her name to Jean Michael known as Bridget Macron.
0:38.0	According to her trust, if they did this, Chief of Staff to Ms. McCromes, made the revelation in an interview, a French news channel, BFMTV, in which he recounted now how the French president's wife was stunned to see her name, legal name, has been changed, which has she logged into her personal tax account.
0:57.0	We were completely surprised.
0:59.4	He's been working with her since 2017.
1:01.2	I tried to change it.
1:02.6	Ms. Macron father complained with two people involved in the hacking have been identified.
1:06.5	Mr. Bromey did not indicate when they didn't sit in the court, but Mr. Bromé,, an interview in Paris criminal court where eight men and two women will face allegations of sexist cyberbullying against Ms. Macron. I just, because obviously I was reading the story and initially I'm like, wait a minute. Is this, why the hell would it come out? Why would it be happening? But I was just like, I just think it's like hackers
1:28.6	normally go in, Pat, they do real damage. They steal money. They take your identity. They do whatever.
1:33.1	Whoever did this, I just can't imagine the moment Tom where she's logging in. Whatever.
1:38.5	She was like, oh, man, you like the moment of like, wait a minute, am it what what do you think tom it's logging in
1:47.8	yeah look you know it's like my gosh yeah because because mind you people because mind you people
1:55.1	people going crazy i saw it by the chatter was going nuts kendis was right this was going in
2:00.1	because people didn't stop and think.
2:01.1	But at the end of the day, think about it.
2:02.7	This is French news.
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