The intelligence community assesses that Russian influence actors created and amplified content alleging inappropriate activity committed by the Democratic vice presidential candidate during his earlier career.
The claims were boosted by pro-Trump accounts with large followings. They racked up millions of views on X and other platforms, highlighting how viral misinformation spreads.
This video is consistent with the pattern of Russian influence actors seeking to undermine the Democratic presidential ticket by fabricating allegations against them.
The Washington Post interviewed the actual former student, who is not the man in the video and who said the alleged incident never occurred.
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