Phil Foden Calls In Lawyers After Trolls Spread Hoax Story About Family

Manchester City star Phil Foden has called in lawyers after Facebook accounts shared fake stories about his son and daughter.

The account, titled 'Man City Fan Lover', claimed in a Facebook post that Foden's daughter, True, 4, had been diagnosed with cancer, and was accompanied by an AI-generated photo of Foden and his daughter crying.

Another post claimed that Foden's son Ronnie, 6, had died, accompanied by another AI-generated photo - this time of Foden and his wife crying.

Each post contains a link to an unknown website.

Facebook's monetisation programme allows users to earn money through interactions and shares even if the content is AI-generated, with an October 2025 study revealing that over 40 per cent of posts on the entire platform are likely AI-generated.

Foden's fiancee, Rebecca Cooke, took to Instagram to describe the fake stories as 'sickening' and 'very disturbing'.

"We are aware of the pages and accounts spreading these stories," she wrote. "They are completely false and very disturbing.

"I don't understand how people can make up these things about anyone, especially children. It's sickening.

"We are all absolutely fine thank god & thank you for all your concerns we are doing everything we can to stop them.

"Please report any posts or pages you come across sharing these false stories."

The 'Man City Fan Lover' account, which is still active as of Thursday morning, has posted a series of other fake stories, including a claim that Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski had died in a car crash and that Foden's City team-mate Bernardo Silva had been attacked by his dog.

It is based in Los Angeles, California and has amassed over 93,000 followers.

According to The Sun, Foden and his family have enlisted legal specialists to take down the content, which has also appeared on the TikTok platform.

One of the videos - which is still yet to be taken down at the time of writing - has received over 20,000 likes and over 200,000 views, with its creator failing to state that the story is fake.