French investigative outlet says it authenticated antisemitic messages attributed to Jordan Bardella; he denies them

Mediapart said Thursday it had authenticated Facebook Messenger screenshots from 2013 and 2014 containing antisemitic remarks it attributes to Jordan Bardella, leader of the far-right National Rally, based on a Meta data extraction certified by a court bailiff. Bardella denied writing the messages, calling them "crude fabrications," and said he would sue Mediapart for defamation and forgery; the dispute lands seven months before France's presidential election, where Marine Le Pen, Bardella's party mentor and National Rally's presidential candidate, currently leads the polls.

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