No, there’s no evidence France plans to assassinate Candace Owens — but the defamation fight is very real

Short answer: There is no public evidence that the French government — or the Macrons — are plotting to kill Candace Owens. What is real, right now, is a high‑stakes U.S. defamation lawsuit over a debunked rumor about France’s first lady. And that’s where the facts get compelling.

The most important correction

• Unsubstantiated: Owens’ Saturday claim that a “high‑ranking employee of the French Government” warned her of a Macron‑funded assassination plot. No evidence has been made public, and no French or U.S. authority has confirmed any such plan. Multiple sites reproduced her posts, but there’s no independent corroboration. (example aggregation)
• Verified: The Macrons did file a U.S. defamation suit in Delaware on July 23, 2025, saying Owens pushed false claims — including that Brigitte Macron was born male — through an eight‑part series called “Becoming Brigitte.” (AP, Guardian)

Keep reading for what’s documented, what isn’t, and how we checked.

What’s true — and what’s noise

• True and well documented

  • The Delaware lawsuit and its scope: It targets Owens’ repeated allegations about Brigitte Macron and other extreme claims tied to her series. (AP, Guardian)
  • Owens’ “Becoming Brigitte” series and collaboration with French journalist Xavier Poussard were released in February 2025; Poussard also published a book. (Owens’ site)
  • The Macrons’ lawyer says they will present “scientific” and “photographic” evidence (e.g., pregnancy photos) to prove Brigitte is not transgender. He called the ordeal “incredibly upsetting” and a “distraction.” (Independent on BBC remarks)
  • Owens has said she’ll try to demand a third‑party medical exam and Brigitte’s medical records; multiple outlets attribute these quotes to a Daily Mail interview. (Breitbart summary)
  • The “Brigitte is trans” rumor has been extensively debunked by fact‑checkers; French media traced it to Faits & Documents, led by Poussard. (Snopes)
  • Owens’ age (36) and Brigitte’s denials are correct. (Owens’ bio, AP)

• Unproven or contradicted

  • Assassination plot: Owens claims the Macrons “paid for my assassination” via a GIGN team and “one Israeli.” No independent confirmation; no official statements. GIGN is a French police tactical unit focused on counter‑terrorism and hostage rescue — assassination is not among its stated missions. (GIGN overview)
  • “U.S. government is aware”: Owens posted this; again, no corroboration. (post aggregation)
  • Linking Charlie Kirk’s accused killer to France: Owens says the suspect trained with the French Foreign Legion’s 13th Brigade. There is no credible reporting or court record to support that. Charging documents suggest a different motive. (Reuters, Washington Post)

The story, told plainly

Early Saturday, Candace Owens alarmed her audience with a dramatic claim: she’d been warned by a senior French official that President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron were behind a plot to kill her — and that French journalist Xavier Poussard was also in danger. She cited “concrete proof,” but did not share any.

We looked for that proof. We checked public statements from French and U.S. authorities, mainstream news coverage, and court records. We found none confirming a plot. We did find the text of her claims reproduced in aggregations of her social‑media posts — but that’s the claim repeating itself, not independent verification. (example link)

While the assassination narrative lacks evidence, the lawsuit at the heart of this feud is very real. On July 23, 2025, the Macrons sued Owens in Delaware over her series “Becoming Brigitte,” which pushed a rumor — long debunked — that Brigitte Macron is transgender, and layered on other extreme allegations. (AP, Snopes)

Their lawyer, Tom Clare, says they’ll present “scientific” and “photographic” evidence to put the rumor to rest — think pregnancy photos and expert testimony — and described the episode as both upsetting for Brigitte and a distraction for the president. (Independent) Owens, for her part, has vowed to seek an independent medical exam — an aggressive posture that other outlets say she voiced to the Daily Mail. (Breitbart summary)

Then Owens added a new twist: tying the September killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to France, alleging the suspect trained with the French Foreign Legion’s 13th Demi‑Brigade. Prosecutors haven’t said that. Charging documents instead quote the suspect’s own messages about hating Kirk and planning the shooting. No French connection appears in the public record. (Reuters, Washington Post)

Why the assassination claim needs extraordinary proof

• GIGN’s mission set — counter‑terrorism, hostage rescue, high‑risk arrests — is public and does not include political assassinations. That doesn’t disprove a covert plot on its own, but it shows how unusual Owens’ allegation would be and why evidence matters. (GIGN)
• There are no official statements or credible reports corroborating Owens’ account. Extraordinary claims require more than screenshots of a social post.

How we verified — and what we couldn’t

• We confirmed the lawsuit and its contents through major outlets and court‑focused reporting. (AP, Guardian)
• We verified the timeline for Owens’ series and Poussard’s book via Owens’ own site and publication listings. (Owens’ site)
• We traced the rumor’s origins and debunking through established fact‑checkers. (Snopes)
• We checked the Kirk case via charging‑document summaries and prosecutor quotes. (Reuters, Washington Post)
• We looked for independent confirmation of the assassination plot and the French Legion link. We did not find any.

Limitations: We couldn’t access the original Daily Mail page due to site restrictions; we relied on secondary outlets quoting it. We will update if French or U.S. authorities issue statements on Owens’ posts.

Bottom line

• Verified: The Macrons’ Delaware defamation suit; Owens’ series and partnership with Poussard; the plan by the Macrons’ legal team to present “scientific” and photographic evidence; the debunked nature of the rumor; the known facts of the Kirk case as laid out by prosecutors.
• Unsubstantiated: Owens’ claim of a Macron‑directed assassination plot; her assertion the U.S. government is aware; her claim the Kirk suspect trained with the French Foreign Legion.

What would change this assessment

• On‑record statements from French or U.S. authorities.
• Documentary evidence (e.g., tasking orders, credible whistleblower testimony, verifiable communications).
• Court filings or verified records tying the Kirk suspect to French military training.

Until then, the assassination plot remains a claim without evidence — and the only fight with a paper trail is the one unfolding in a Delaware courthouse.