Uproar in Washington FBI investigates fake news from Trump's chief of staff
Alleged messages from US President Donald Trump's chief of staff have caused a stir in Washington. The White House said on Friday that it was taking the cyber security of government employees seriously.
30.05.2025, 21:35
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- Alleged messages from US President Donald Trump's chief of staff are causing a stir.
- Text messages and calls appear to have been sent by a person who had access to the contacts in Wiles' private cell phone.
- In some cases, recipients mistook messages for official requests from the White House.
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, senators, governors, businessmen and other prominent people had received messages purporting to be from White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. The text messages and calls appear to have been made by someone who had access to the contacts on Wiles' personal cell phone. However, they did not originate from her number.
In some of the calls, a voice was heard that sounded like Wiles'. The voice may have been generated using artificial intelligence, the report said. In some cases, recipients had mistaken messages for official requests from the White House, but others had also reported that the messages did not sound like Wiles.