# British PM Burnham duped by White House impostor

https://mins.news/en/item/24392

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-17 16:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/17/british-pm-burnham-duped-by-white-house-impostor?traffic_source=rss

> British Prime Minister Andy Burnham reportedly exchanged a few messages with someone posing as White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. He became suspicious, ended the contact and alerted authorities. The FBI has warned that malicious actors are using AI to impersonate senior government officials.

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