Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A Paris court found 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France's first lady Brigitte Macron, wife of President Emmanuel Macron.
They were accused of spreading false claims about her gender and making "malicious remarks" about the 24-year age gap between the Macrons.
The false claims are from a 2017 conspiracy theory that Brigitte Macron was a transgender woman. The allegation was amplified in the United States, pushed by right-wing media personality Candace Owens. The Macrons have also filed a lawsuit in the United States against Owens.
All but one of the defendants in France were given suspended sentences of up to eight months. The other person was jailed for not showing up to court. Some also had their social media accounts suspended.
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