Overview
- Garraway used an Instagram post on January 14 to mock a tabloid headline before confirming the widely shared image was AI-generated.
- Speaking on Good Morning Britain on January 15, she said a fabricated photo of her with an unidentified man had fueled a year of false speculation.
- She explained the rumors began about a year after Derek Draper’s death and circulated mainly on Facebook through fake accounts in her name.
- Garraway said bot-run sites posing as news outlets went on to invent stories about her son, raising fears teachers and friends might believe them.
- Colleagues Ranvir Singh and Richard Madeley described the episode as confusing and intrusive, and Garraway said she initially stayed quiet but now believes calling it out is necessary.