Imac wireless keyboard automatic up arrow

I'm running into this more and more. My wireless keyboard starts thinking I'm holding down the UP arrow - even if I'm not home.
I'll come home, the computer is "awake" and the keyboard's battery is nearly drained.
Or, I'm in the middle of typing something and the cursor zips to character position 0 and I'm typing in the start of the message.
Or I'm scrolling (using the mouse) and the computer fights with me, tryng to scroll the page up while I'm trying to scroll it down.
The only cure is to press the DOWN arrow several times until the UP arrow releases.
Is this a known condition with a documented solution, or do I need to consider replacing the keyboard?

It does sound like a faulty keyboard.
One way to confirm that is to use a known-good keyboard to test with, wired or wireless. If the problem disappears, almost certainly the issue is with the keyboard itself.
If you do test that way, be sure to turn your original keyboard off.

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