A video making lurid and false claims about the Democratic presidential candidate was spread by pro-Trump accounts. Intelligence officials say Russia was behind the video.

Russian operatives created and amplified false online content attempting to smear Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, US intelligence agencies said on Tuesday. The content in question — which included manipulated audio content that circulated on the social media platform X in the last week — contained “several indicators of manipulation that are consistent with the influence efforts and tactics with Russian actors,

U.S. officials said Russian social media influencers created and helped amplify fake videos and other false content that alleged abusive conduct by Tim Walz.

A deepfake video targeting Tim Walz was created by "Russian influence actors" who are trying to disrupt the Harris campaign, officials say.

The Russian government created the fake viral video of a former student of Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz accusing him of sexual abuse, U.S. intelligence said.