Brigitte Macron, the First Lady of France, won a legal battle against two women who falsely claimed she was transgender, alleging she was a man named Jean-Michel. A Paris court ordered the defendants, Amandine Roy and Natacha Rey, to pay €8,000 in damages to Macron, and €5,000 to her brother, Jean-Michel Trogneux, for spreading defamatory claims in a viral YouTube video just before the 2022 presidential election. The court's ruling highlights the detrimental effects of online disinformation, which transcended national borders, reaching audiences in the US. The claims suggested that Macron had never existed as a female and that her brother had taken on her identity. This case represents a significant stance against the rise of false information targeting prominent figures. Additionally, the ruling coincided with Macron's appearance in the Netflix series 'Emily in Paris'.