Bombay HC to hear Gadkari's plea against Meta and others over ethanol-linked deepfake posts on Aug. 5

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has filed a lawsuit against Meta, X, and Google regarding defamatory AI-generated deepfakes concerning his ethanol policy. The Bombay High Court is scheduled to hear the plea on August 5 to address the circulation of this misleading content.
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) said it would hear on August 5 Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's suit against Meta, X Corp, Google LLC and unknown persons for "defamatory" deepfakes and AI-generated posts uploaded against him over the ethanol policy.
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