On 10 September 2015, Chancelor Angela Merkel visited a Syrian refugee center in Berlin, and an 18-year old Syrian, Anas Modamani, who had been in Germany for only a few weeks, took a selfie with her. A news agency photographer took a picture of the two – and the picture went viral. The picture was quickly picked up by far-right activists and groups in hate-fueled social media posts that evolved into “fake news” stories spread on Facebook, accusing Anas of terrorism and attempted murder. He is now suing the social media company in what legal experts consider a landmark case, claiming damages for Facebook’s alleged inability to remove the defamatory and distressing posts.