False claims online damaged Brigitte Macron’s quality of life, daughter tells court

Tiphaine Auziere spoke at trial of 10 people accused of harassment by posting claims that French first lady was born a man

Brigitte Macron's daughter has told a Paris court that false claims online that the French first lady was born a man had damaged her mother's quality of life, leaving her worrying every day about the clothes she wears and how she stands.

Tiphaine Auziere, 41, a lawyer, was called as a witness at the trial of 10 people accused of online harassment of Brigitte Macron by creating or reposting social media posts falsely claiming she was a man.