Was the death of Brigitte Macron's doctor planned? Transgender rumors erupt again
ALBAWABA - A report circulating on social media recently revealed that French surgeon Francois Fevre, who is the personal doctor of Brigitte Macron, reportedly died after falling out of a window in Paris.
Before his passing, the doctor was featured in several articles regarding the exposé of First Lady Brigitte Macron's transgender rumors.
According to the doctor's relatives, Fevre allegedly died before his planned interview with the press to expose the "truth" behind Brigitte's sex change in the past. His sister claimed during an interview with French media that Fevre was not suicidal and that his death was reportedly planned due to his possession of medical reports.
Rumors about his death first erupted after a self-proclaimed "French" media outlet called 'Enquete Du Jour' reported it.
🇫🇷 BREAKING: French surgeon Francois Fevre, who vowed to expose Brigitte Macron's transgender past, has died after 'falling' from a window in Paris.His death comes after French President Emmanuel Macron told people to stop speculating about his Wife's Gender.
This is horrific. pic.twitter.com/b5QCjkE778 — Cillian (@CilComLFC) July 9, 2025
Several fact-checking sites, such as Stop Fake, revealed that the news in question is incorrect and was created as a form of "Russian propaganda."
Additionally, the fact-checking website unveiled that 'Enquete Du Jour' was created on June 25, 2025, and was loaded with local content about France to boost the website's credibility. It was also revealed that the website's domain wasn't in France, but in Frankfurt, Germany.
While the article in question claimed to have been written by French journalist Audrey Parmentier, she took to X (formerly known as Twitter) and denied creating it. Although Parmentier is a journalist who covers migration and pop culture news, she never wrote content for 'Enquete Du Jour'.
Parmentier wrote, "This is really shocking. I found out that I have been writing for this fake news publication since March. It is quite disturbing when you see your own photo, first and last name associated with conspiracy theories. I am a journalist; I have absolutely nothing to do with this content."
Paemnetier wasn't the only victim of the fake site, as other French journalists' names were also used for content without their consent.
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