&Quot;Tim Walz&Quot;

Did a video show former Republican Vice President Mike Pence endorsing Kamala Harris and Tim Walz for the 2024 U.S. presidential elections? No, that's not true: The video was edited to make it sound like Pence endorsed Harris and Walz, the Democratic presidential ticket. In the original footage of Pence's remarks, he stated that he could not vote for Harris…

Did Tim Walz say "We can't have four more years of this" about the Biden-Harris administration? No, that's not true: The full video of his remarks at a campaign rally shows that he was speaking about Donald Trump receiving another four-year term as president. The six-second video posted on social media does not include his mentions of Trump. The longer…

Did Tim Walz's school board meet to discuss any alleged sexual relationship with a male student, as a post by @DocNetyoutube on X claimed? No, that's not true: There's no credible evidence or verified reports that the Alliance Public Schools Board of Education in Nebraska, where Walz taught in the 1990s, ever met to discuss any allegations of sexual abuse…

Do X posts by the account @DocNetyoutube provide screenshots of authentic emails to prove a former student has alleged Tim Walz sexually abused him at a 1995 Indigo Girls concert? No, that's not true: There's strong evidence the screenshots are counterfeit such as inconsistencies in date formats which also don't match the one actually used by Proton, the email provider…

Did Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff get their orders for free from an Arizona cafe, as implied by a video on X? No, that's not true: A cafe manager told Lead Stories that the group's tab was "paid by phone." Furthermore, in the posted video footage, Walz's daughter, Hope Walz, acknowledged the tab, saying,…

Is a social media post from a supposed California Republican congressman called Jack Kimble about the "liberal" media ignoring the U.S. vice presidential debate an authentic, predebate post? No, that's not true: There is no Jack Kimble who represents California or any other state in the U.S. House of Representatives. The post originally appeared on a self-described parody account from…

Does a video show Kamala Harris and Tim Walz posing in front of a real "Revolutionary Communists of America" poster? No, that's not true: The poster in the video has been digitally altered as the original footage from a campaign event in Phoenix, Arizona shows. Harris and Walz were standing in front of a sign that read, "Kamala and the…

Does a video show Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz "flipping off" a heckler at a Michigan football game? No, that's not true: A still photo taken at the same event shows that Walz was pointing his index finger at bystanders. His middle digit remained firmly folded in his hand. The claim appeared in a video on X (archived here)…

Does a photo show Tim Walz and his wife Gwen cheering at a football game while there were no players on the field? No, that's not true: A play was happening on the other end of the football field, outside the scope of the photo. The University of Michigan was playing against the University of Minnesota on September 28, 2024,…

Did Shaquille O'Neal throw Minnesota Governor Tim Walz out of O'Neal's restaurant, as posts on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: This story first appeared on a website with a satire disclaimer. There is no evidence that O'Neal and Walz ever had such an interaction. The claim appeared in an article (archived here) on the Esspots website on September 7,…