Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has not filed to run for president in 2024, his adviser Devin O'Malley said on Twitter on Monday amid media reports that Pence did.

O'Malley, who was press secretary for Pence when he was vice president, tweeted "Former Vice President Mike Pence did not file to run for President today," saying the filings that appeared on the Federal Election Commission (FEC) website were a "prank."

The filings, appearing on a U.S. federal holiday, prompted some news agencies including Reuters, citing Britain's Sky News, to report that Pence had filed to run for president.

The Reuters story was briefly withdrawn before being reinstated to clarify the chaos.

According to the FEC website, a name of "Mike Richard Pence" was listed under the FEC form and filed his statement of candidacy for 2024. However, it does not appear to reflect the former vice president's actual legal name – Michael Richard Pence.

The filings appeared on the FEC website as "raw" filings that have yet to be processed by the commission. It was unclear who filed them.

(With input from Reuters)

(Cover: File photo of former Vice President Mike Pence of the United States. /CFP)