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Why is Brigitte Macron suing conspiracy theorist Candace Owens?

Why is Brigitte Macron suing conspiracy theorist Candace Owens?

Update: 2025-08-07
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Is it wrong for the government to ask police to release information on the ethnicity and immigration status of crime suspects? As countries gather for the UN plastics summit, just how much of our lives are contaminated by plastic? Who is the YouTuber behind the misinformation campaign targeting France’s First Lady?


Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Political Editor Rachel Sylvester, reporter Phoebe Davis and reporter James Tapper. 


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Why is Brigitte Macron suing conspiracy theorist Candace Owens?

Why is Brigitte Macron suing conspiracy theorist Candace Owens?