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Bardella is accused of sending anti-Semitic messages between 2013 and 2015, claims he denies.","category":"Politics","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-10-04T18:45:43.898Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-04T14:33:13.437Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T18:45:43.898Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":60,"hype":40,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named body, with documents cited and two independent outlets.","critic":"Quotes or right of reply given to affected parties, and fact kept separate from comment.","hype":"Headline promises more than the body delivers, with mild emphasis."}},"tags":["#MarineLePen","#JordanBardella","#AntiSemitism","#FrenchPolitics","#Mediapart"],"entities":["Marine Le Pen","Jordan Bardella","Mediapart","National Rally"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Marine Le Pen has expressed full confidence in Jordan Bardella, the president of the National Rally party.","Bardella faces accusations of sending anti-Semitic messages between 2013 and 2015, which he denies.","Screenshots of alleged messages were published by Mediapart, which Bardella plans to sue for defamation.","Le Pen is currently the frontrunner in polls for the 2027 French presidential election."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Marine Le Pen has stated she has complete confidence in Jordan Bardella, the president of her National Rally party. Bardella is accused of sending anti-Semitic messages between 2013 and 2015. Mediapart published screenshots of alleged messages, which they state were authenticated by a bailiff. Bardella denies sending the messages and intends to file a defamation lawsuit."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on message authentication"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Mediapart published screenshots of alleged anti-Semitic messages sent by Jordan Bardella between 2013 and 2015, stating these were authenticated by a bailiff. Telex.hu reported that the screenshots were authenticated by a bailiff. Other reports do not specify how the screenshots were authenticated."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left or centre-rated reports mention that Jordan Bardella is the current frontrunner in polls for the 2027 presidential election. 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