False Claims About Brigitte Macron Have Become a Lucrative Business for Those Spreading Them
France's first lady Brigitte Macron has spent years refuting false claims that she was born male. For those spreading the claim, the scandal has opened up opportunities to profit, especially with a US audience.
Brigitte Macron, the wife of the French president, has for years had to refute a false claim that she was born a man. For those spreading the claim, the scandal has opened up opportunities they could hardly have imagined before, according to a TVNET report published on 15 November 2026.
A manuscript travels from France to the US
In January 2025, little-known French author Xavier Poussard arrived in Nashville, in the US state of Tennessee. He carried a 340-page manuscript in which he set out the claim about Brigitte Macron at length. He had no shortage of attention-grabbing material.
In Nashville, Poussard found a business partner who had something even more valuable: a huge audience in the United States and the skill to turn its attention into money.
Defence keeps interest alive
The article examines how this author's writings reached millions of Americans. It also asks why even the Macrons' efforts to defend their reputation help sustain interest in the claims.
The excerpt available does not give further details about the partner or the scale of any earnings.
