Deepfake of Washington County, Oregon, Candidate Goes Viral Nationwide

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Nafisa Fai, a candidate to become chair of the Washington County Board of Commissioners, speaks at an event in Minnesota last weekend. (Provided by Nafisa Fai) It’s led to vitriolic comments that call for her deportation and a confrontation after a candidates forum in Hillsboro on Thursday. By Penny RosenbergOctober 19, 2026A deepfake video of Washington County chair candidate Nafisa Fai speaking in front of an upside-down U. S. flag went viral Thursday—moments before she participated in a candidates forum that evening. On the same day as the forum, an account on X called “End Wokeness,” with 3.

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