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FBI Director Patel's Email Hacked, Dance Video Misleading

4/1/2026

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The personal email of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel was hacked by Handala, an Iranian-linked group that claimed access to his inbox.
A video on social media falsely claimed to show Patel dancing, fact-checks show it is from December 2022 and features an unidentified man, not Patel.
The video has amassed millions of views but is unrelated to the hacking, and the dancing claim is false.

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Story summary

The personal email of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel was hacked by Handala, an Iranian-linked group that claimed access to his inbox.
A video on social media falsely claimed to show Patel dancing, fact-checks show it is from December 2022 and features an unidentified man, not Patel.
The video has amassed millions of views but is unrelated to the hacking, and the dancing claim is false.