Ten people go on trial in Paris on Monday, accused of cyberbullying Brigitte Macron by spreading "malicious" online claims that the first lady is a man and labeling her age gap with the president as "paedophilia." The defendants—eight men and two women, ages 41 to 60—include a self-described medium, an advertising executive with a suspended X account, an elected official, a teacher and a computer scientist. The two-day hearing comes amid years of conspiracy theories and defamation cases in France and the U.S.; a verdict is expected at a later date.

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