"Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth"
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Amid a defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens for claiming that the French First Lady is a man, the far-right commentator is now alleging that the Macrons want her dead.
Taking to X to make an "urgent" statement, US conservative influencer and podcaster Candace Owens alleged that French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte had "paid" for her assassination.
Her X post from 22 November has garnered more than 40 million views.
Although internet users have gone wild for her claims, Owens — who has been at the helm of a fake news campaign which purports that Brigitte Macron is in fact a man — provided no credible evidence to uphold her statements.
According to Owens, a "high-ranking employee of the French government" contacted her.
"The green light was given to a small team in the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group," she said. "I am told there is one Israeli that is on this assassination squad and the plans were formalized." [...]
