{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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The court suspended half the fine. Foulon was found guilty of threats, violence and insults against Vital Baude, his environmental opponent in the March 2026 municipal elections."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The incident occurred on the morning of 15 March 2026, the day of the first round of voting. Foulon was recorded without his knowledge by an online media outlet filming a documentary on Baude’s campaign. The footage showed Foulon calling Baude a \"son of a bitch\", an \"asshole\" and a \"piece of shit\". Foulon also threatened to \"beat him up\" and to \"fuck him over\", extending the threats to Baude’s family."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The prosecutor’s office had requested a four-month suspended prison sentence. The court instead imposed the €10,000 fine, with €5,000 suspended, and an additional €30 fine for the insults. Foulon was also ordered to pay Baude €2,500 in damages. The court dismissed Foulon’s complaint against Baude over a campaign photo, which Foulon had described as an invasion of privacy."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Foulon, who has served as mayor for 25 years and is a former member of parliament, acknowledged the remarks but said he did not recognise himself in his behaviour. Baude, after the verdict, said he might appeal, criticising the lack of a suspended prison sentence and the retention of Foulon’s mandate and powers."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The right-rated digest from Le Figaro did not mention the €2,500 damages award to Baude or the €5,000 suspended portion of the fine. 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