Russia behind Walz deepfake video, US intelligence community officials say

"Based on newly available intelligence analysis conducted over the weekend, Russian influence actors manufactured and amplified the content," the officials told Fox News, adding that the video fit a pattern used by Russian actors in which the subject was "staged direct to camera and trying to make them go viral." 

"It's obviously not me: The teeth are different, the hair is different, the eyes are different, the nose is different," he said. "I don't know where they're getting this from." 

Metro called the deepfake "an invasion of my privacy and my personal life." 

It so far has been viewed more than 5 million times, The Washington Post reported, citing engagement data from the social media platform X. 

Metro told the newspaper that he suspects his dormant accounts on Facebook and other social media platforms might have been raided for images and information about his background to create the deepfake. 

Both the Harris and Trump campaigns did not immediately respond Tuesday to requests for comment from Fox News Digital.