🚨 **BREAKING: KEN PAXTON ALLEGEDLY CAUGHT ON HOT MIC PLOTTING TO “PROBE” ELECTION CLERKS IN SWING STATES — AUDIO GOES VIRAL** 🚨
**Fact Check: ❌ Fake**
A 47-second audio clip circulating on Telegram and TikTok claims to capture Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton telling an unnamed ally, “We’ll pick five counties in Georgia, two in Arizona, and then we’ll… probe the clerks after midnight.” The audio uses a synthetic voice mimicking Paxton’s cadence. Forensic analysis by audio experts confirms the clip was generated using AI voice-cloning software, with background static and pacing inconsistent with a real phone call. No credible news outlet has reported such a recording. Paxton’s office has denied the claim, calling it “baseless and fabricated.”
**Verdict:** This is **fake** — the audio is a deepfake. Do not share.