Viral Russian deepfake falsely accuses Tim Walz of sexual abuse

US intelligence officials are accusing Moscow of trying to disrupt the presidential election, after a deepfake video went viral smearing Democratic VP candidate Tim Walz with sexual abuse allegations during his time as a high school teacher. The video may be fabricated, but the name of the false victim matches a former student at Walz's high school – though he confirmed he was never taught nor abused by Walz.

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