TMZ founder Harvey Levin is weighing in after a report emerged that three ransom notes sent to the website and other media outlets in connection with Nancy Guthrie's disappearance were deemed fake by the FBI.

An FBI spokesperson is shutting down a viral report claiming that three ransom notes pertaining to the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's missing mom, Nancy Guthrie, are fake.

An anonymous FBI investigator has said all three purported ransom notes for Nancy Guthrie are fake. These include two from the alleged kidnappers sent to local news in February, and one to TMZ in April.

Ransom notes sent to various media outlets following Nancy Guthrie's suspected abduction in February have been determined to be fake by the FBI, according to a new report.