00:00Ten people have been convicted by a Paris court of cyberbullying France's first lady, Brigitte Macron,
00:08over false online claims about her gender identity and sexuality, including allegations she was born male.
00:16Brigitte Macron did not attend the two-day trial in October, but told French media on Sunday she pursued legal action to set an example against harassment.
00:30The court said particularly degrading, insulting and malicious comments were made.
00:48The defendants, aged between 41 and 65, received sentences ranging from cyberbullying awareness training to eight-month suspended prison terms.
01:00The case follows years of conspiracy theories falsely claiming that Brigitte Macron was born male
01:06and that her birth name was Jean-Michel Trougneau, which is her brother's name.
