Kash Patel’s fiancée Alexis Wilkins faced ‘Mossad honeypot’ claims: Why was she accused of being an Israeli spy and what did she say?

FBI Director Kash Patel and his longtime girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins, announced their engagement Sunday. Wilkins shared a photo of the couple on social media, writing, “Went and got the law involved,” alongside ring and heart emojis and tagging Patel. Her engagement to Patel has also renewed attention on claims that she was a “Mossad honeypot”, allegations she has strongly denied. But where did the claims about Wilkins come from, and why did they lead to multiple defamation lawsuits?

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