Billy Dee Williams Says His Facebook Page Got Hacked and Began Posting Charlie Kirk Disinformation. Millions of People Were Fooled. | #hacker

Millions of people have been unknowingly liking and sharing right-wing propaganda and disinformation after Hollywood actor Billy Dee Williams’ official Facebook page was hacked and began posting repeatedly about the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk this week.

Williams, best known to audiences for his iconic role as Star Wars’ Lando Calrissian, announced Sunday that he had been hacked and that a number of recent politically-charged posts on his page were not his own.

“My friends, I want to let you know that my account was recently hacked,” Williams wrote on Facebook Sunday. “Several unauthorized posts were not legitimate.”

Facebook post data compiled by PressProgress shows that over a three-day period between September 10 and September 13, Williams’ official verified Facebook page made 66 posts in reference to Charlie Kirk. These posts were collectively shared over 70,000 times and received over 1.6 million likes and other reactions.

Williams had been an infrequent social media user until September 10, when the 88-year-old actor’s Facebook page suddenly posted a “May the Fourth be with you” message to confused fans, prompting one to reply: “It’s September, Billy.”

For three days, the Star Wars actor’s page became obsessively fixated on Charlie Kirk’s murder, posting dozens of times per day about Kirk, including posts equating the slain activist to Abraham Lincoln, JFK, Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesus Christ. Another post predicted retribution against “leftists.”

The spread of the disinformation was not limited to American social media users. A number of right-wing influencers and convoy personalities in Canada were also seen sharing or interacting with Williams’ fake posts before they were taken down, including a senior adviser to Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.

In a statement to PressProgress on Saturday afternoon, Billy Dee Williams’ management team confirmed that the Star Wars actor’s Facebook page had been compromised and that they were having difficulty regaining control.

“Unfortunately Mr. Williams’ official Facebook account was hacked,” the actor’s representative told PressProgress. “Please note that all of the recent posts you’ve seen are fraudulent and in no way reflect Mr. Williams’ views, opinions or affiliations.”

“We have already reported this to Facebook and are working diligently to have the matter resolved.”

Although Facebook had been notified of the apparent hack as early as September 11, the actor’s page continued posting inflammatory messages for three days until mid-day Sunday. Meta did not respond to requests for comment from PressProgress.

Numerous posts on Williams’ Facebook page, all of which had been removed by Sunday afternoon, contained false and outright fabricated information.

One post, shared while police were still hunting for the suspect, provided the wrong name of the alleged shooter. Another post shared a fake screenshot of a non-existent tweet from Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger lamenting the death of Charlie Kirk and predicting the return of Jesus Christ.

Fake Mick Jagger quote that appeared on Billy Dee Williams’ Facebook page

Many of the fake messages carried similarly religious connotations. One post quoted Christian nationalist musician Sean Freucht proclaiming that thousands of people were “surrendering their lives to Jesus.”

A number of other messages posted to Williams’ hacked Facebook page also appeared to be copy-pasted from social media posts originally found on Kirk’s “Turning Point” channels and an associated group called Students for Trump.

One message suggested the Star Wars actor was personally taking screenshots of social media users celebrating Kirk’s death and vowed that he planned to get “some clueless commie” fired from their job.

That message echoed verbatim a statement posted to X by Students for Trump national chairman Ryan Fournier on September 12.

Identical posts on Billy Dee Williams’ Facebook page and Ryan Fournier’s X account

In the period during which it was hacked, Williams’ Facebook page did not respond to messages from PressProgress seeking clarification as to who was posting under the Star Wars actor’s name or why.