The allegation that Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), the Democratic vice presidential candidate, had an inappropriate relationship with a student was Russian disinformation that Russian “influence actors” propagated, according to the U.S. intelligence community.

A man claiming to be a former student of Walz accused the governor of sexual assault, though he was seemingly an imposter who used the identity of a former student of Walz. The actual former student confirmed his identity to the Washington Post, as well as that the story was false and that he was not the man in the video detailing the allegations.