India, Nov. 12 -- FBI director Kash Patel's girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, has filed several lawsuits after alleging that she was falsely accused of being an agent of Israeli intelligence, and working as a "honeypot." A baseless rumor surfacing online claimed that Wilkins is a spy, working for Mossad, Israel's national intelligence agency. Rumors also suggested that her relationship with Patel is a "honeypot" operation.

So far, Wilkins has launched as many as three defamation lawsuits in connection with the circulation of this conspiracy theory. She addressed the rumors during an appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show in July, saying she was "shocked" when she first heard of them. She said she was worried that she was being accused of "manipula...