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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
John Bowden

Fed chair Jerome Powell resignation letter fake appears to dupe Trump-boosting Republican senator

A fake resignation letter generated by AI fooled Utah Senator Mike Lee into thinking that Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, had quit on Tuesday.

The senator tweeted and deleted the fake letter from his personal “basedmikelee” account, which staffers have confirmed that Lee operates directly.

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