"Dirty tricks like these are the worst part of politics, and this is exactly what Abigail is running to change," Bye said in a statement.

Bye added, "While others may scrape the bottom of the barrel out of desperation, Abigail and our campaign will remain focused on talking to our neighbors on their doorsteps about the issues that matter to our community - that’s the campaign voters deserve and it’s the campaign that we believe will carry us to victory."

Brat campaign manager Katey Price said: “The Brat campaign was not involved nor aware of any alleged work by Project Veritas."

The fake volunteer emailed a member of the campaign team on Sunday requesting a 20-minute meeting with Spanberger, who is a former CIA officer.

"I am currently 5 months pregnant and explained to Abigail Friday night that when I was in my first trimester, I struggled with Hyperemesis," the email said. "When I hit the middle of my second trimester, I started feeling a lot better and began to get very bored just being at home while my husband was at work. I decided to volunteer for the campaign and it was one of the best decisions I have made. Before I got pregnant and sick, I was planning to go to law school but I decided to not go for a number of reasons.