Overview
- Norwegian broadcaster TV 2 identified Facebook profiles that pumped out near-identical praise for the royals using what an analyst said were AI‑generated posts, including bursts of 23 posts in a day, past Russian‑language activity, and profile photos traced to an Indonesian actress.
- Meta said it is reviewing the reported accounts, and the national cybersecurity authority NSM warned that bot‑driven content can quietly skew public opinion and erode trust in democratic debate.
- The Royal Court told TV 2 it was unaware of the accounts and had no information about who might be behind them.
- Crown Prince Haakon said this week that Mette‑Marit is now somewhat better, after she appeared Friday at a palace reception with a nasal oxygen tube during ongoing evaluation for a possible lung transplant.
- Mette‑Marit’s eldest son remains in custody in Oslo awaiting a verdict expected in early June on multiple charges, with prosecutors seeking seven years and seven months, and the palace declined comment on reports the couple visited him in prison.