A Syrian refugee has filed a lawsuit against Facebook in Germany, after a selfie he took with Chancellor Angela Merkel was used in a series of fake news stories linking him to terrorism. The refugee, Anas Modamani, is seeking an injunction against Facebook that would require the social network to prevent the photo from being shared, and to delete all false news stories that have previously used it. A court in Würzburg heard opening remarks in the case on Monday, The New York Times reports.

The photo went viral after it was taken in August 2015, in part because many saw it as symbolic of Merkel’s open-door policy toward asylum seekers. But it was later used in Facebook posts that falsely linked last year’s terrorist attack in Brussels…

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