Mediapart claims to verify 2013 anti-Jewish messages linked to RN leader

Mediapart announced it had secured authentic copies of a 2013 Messenger chat that it attributes to Jordan Bardella, the president of the Rassemblement national, featuring antisemitic content. The outlet says the conversation was downloaded from Meta after a request by the chat’s other participant, and a bailiff confirmed the extraction’s integrity and the account’s registration under Bardella’s name. Biographical clues in the messages, such as a reference to Bardella’s Italian-born mother and a 2013 interview with one outlet, are presented as proof of authenticity.

Bardella has categorically denied writing the messages, labeling the claim as a politically motivated attack. The controversy follows an earlier Mediapart report that also linked Bardella to similar 2013 antisemitic posts, raising questions about the RN’s image ahead of the presidential race.