A court in Angers reviewed a 2014 tweet by David Alaime, who falsely accused Djamel Blanchard of assault, despite his acquittal.
Court reviews old tweet
The correctional court in Angers reviewed a tweet from 2014 on Monday, October 19, 2026, posted by David Alaime, the editorial director of Frontières, which wrongly accused Djamel Blanchard, an activist from the Roseraie neighborhood, of assaulting young people. False accusation details
The tweet claimed that Blanchard had assaulted young people, even though he had already been acquitted of such charges in a previous trial, meaning a court had officially cleared him of the crime. Source of misinformation
The incorrect information that led to the tweet was provided to Alaime by Jean-Eudes Gannat, an identitarian activist, who is currently facing legal action for complicity in defamation. Legal action against Gannat
Gannat is being prosecuted for his role in spreading false information that contributed to the defamatory tweet, which could result in legal consequences for him if found guilty.
