Deepfake video of Washington County candidate Nafisa Fai goes viral on X
A manipulated 26-second clip showing Washington County chair candidate Nafisa Fai speaking in front of an upside-down U.S. flag spread widely on X on October 19, hours before she appeared at a candidates forum. The video was posted by the account 'End Wokeness,' which has 3.9 million followers, with captions falsely claiming she held a rally in Minnesota and questioning her American identity. Replies to the post included calls for her deportation.