Graham Norton wins US court case against Meta over deepfake Facebook posts
Norton says the anonymous page has spread false claims and AI-generated images, and he needs Meta records before filing claims in England.
- Broadcaster Graham Norton won a US court order forcing Meta to reveal the operator behind The Westminster Wire, a Facebook page publishing 'false and harassing' posts about him since December 2025.
- The page has regularly circulated 'fabricated statements and AI-generated images,' including false reports of Norton's 94-year-old mother dying and claims about his health, causing him 'very significant alarm, distress, and anxiety.'
- Norton told the court the account falsely attributed 'offensive, racist, or otherwise deeply objectionable views and conduct' to him, forcing him to debunk misinformation for friends believing reports of his and Jonathan McLeod's ill health.
- He plans to use the Meta documents to file legal proceedings in the High Court in England, stating he is 'unable to bring claim or obtain the injunctive relied urgently needs to stop the ongoing harassment.'
- The case highlights growing efforts by public figures to challenge anonymous online misinformation, as Meta faces global scrutiny over 'Inauthentic Behaviour and Misinformation' policies and platform liability for harmful content.
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The Independent (US)Graham Norton wins court order over Facebook deepfakes in US
Graham Norton has been granted a US court order that will force Meta to reveal the source behind a series of AI-generated and factually inaccurate Facebook posts about the presenter, which caused him “significant alarm, distress and anxiety”.
Graham Norton wins US case over Facebook page accused of spreading false stories
The chat show host obtained an order in California requiring Meta to disclose information linked to the account Westminster Wire The post Graham Norton wins US case over Facebook page accused of spreading false stories appeared first on Attitude.
Graham Norton wins Meta court case over AI deepfake posts
Graham Norton has won a court case in the US which will force tech giant Meta to reveal who was behind some “deeply upsetting” deepfake Facebook posts. The television host and comedian said in a California court that he wanted documents from Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram and Threads, to help identify the person behind the page Westminster Wire. According to the Irish Independent, Norton alleged the Facebook page had been publishin…
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