After the 2016 presidential election, there has been increasing scrutiny of fake Facebook accounts and the role they play in politics.

“These are the tactics we read about in 2016 being deployed right here in Henrico,” Lynch said. “It’s like the classic fake news manipulative tactics.”

John Findlay, executive director of the Republican Party of Virginia, said the party found the Williams post on Lynch’s page and did not know anything about who created the account.

“We weren’t behind it,” Findlay said. “We did take a picture from (Lynch’s) Facebook page and use it, but that was from browsing her Facebook page.”

This isn’t the first time Lynch has taken issue with campaign materials sent out by the Republican Party.

Lynch accused the GOP of engaging in dog-whistle politics when it sent out doctored mailers showing her image alongside Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney. Stoney, a Democrat, has endorsed Lynch in the Brookland District race.

Witte, who could not be reached for comment for this story, has said he has not been involved with the production of mailers being sent by the Republican Party.