viral post shared on facebook 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's brother Jeff claims he described him as the “neighborhood bully.”
Verdict: False
This claim is false and originally originated from a satirical Facebook page. There is no evidence to support that claim.
Fact check:
Walz was reportedly booed by fans when he attended the Minnesota-Michigan game on September 28th. fox news. According to the newspaper, one fan told Walz to “get out of here.”
The Facebook post, which has more than 40,000 likes at the time of writing, claims Jeff Walz described his brother Tim Walz as the “neighborhood bully.” “Tim Walz's brother Jeff says he was the neighborhood bully: 'Everyone hated Tim,'” the post, which includes a photo of the two brothers side by side, reads. . This post does not provide any sources to support its claims.
This claim is false and was originally shared on Facebook by America's Last Line of Defense (ALLOD). page that I will explain That in itself is satirical. In the comments section of the post, article It echoes claims shared on the website Dunning-Kruger Times. According to the website, ““Company Profile” pageit is “a subsidiary of the 'America's Last Line of Defense' network of parodies, satire, and nonsense.”
Similarly, “Check Your Fact” did not find the claims mentioned in Walz's article. Website or his Verified socializing media account. (Related: Did CNN hide the full Kamala Harris and Tim Walz interview?)
Additionally, we found “Check the facts” There are no reliable reports to support the claim. In fact, the opposite is true. September 27th, snoop reported that the claim was false. The outlet also tracked the claims on ALLOD's Facebook page and the Dunning-Kruger Times website.
Check Your Fact has reached out to Walz's office for comment.
