Far-right podcaster Candace Owens is facing a defamation lawsuit from French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron, and even conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s longtime lawyer says she doesn’t stand a chance. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ + news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.

The Macrons allege Owens launched a “relentless smear campaign” rooted in falsehoods. Owens says the lawsuit proves her point — and is now doubling down.

There's so much awful in the world that we are now rooting for the French president to bankrupt a conspiracy theorist.