Wikipedia Falsely Labels Tim Walz ‘Command Sergeant Major’

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s military rank is incorrectly listed as “master sergeant,” but multiple reports say he did not hold that title when he retired from the National Guard. Social media users began sharing screenshots of Wikipedia, pointing out that the site listed him as a “master sergeant,” but as of this writing, it had […]

Jonathan Karl Falsely Claims Trump Hasn’t Denounced Nick Fuentes

CLAIM: Former President Donald Trump has never condemned white supremacist Nick Fuentes, ABC News’ Jonathan Karl said Sunday. Verdict: False. Trump specifically and unambiguously criticized Fuentes in 2022. Sen. Jonathan Karl on Sunday questioned Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), President Trump’s running mate, about a dinner that President Trump hosted at Mar-a-Lago in Florida in November […]

Tim Walz Falsely Calls Himself ‘Retired Command Sergeant Major’ in Ad

In a 2006 radio ad, Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz falsely identified himself as a “retired Army sergeant major” during his first run for Congress. In the ad, unearthed on Aug. 2, before Kamala Harris selected him as her running mate, Tim Walz calls himself a sergeant major and then talks about how his time […]

Tim Walz falsely claimed he carried weapons ‘in war’ in resurfaced clip

Tim Walz falsely claimed he was carrying weapons “in a war” in a resurfaced video, which J.D. Vance blasted this week as another example of the Minnesota governor exercising “stolen valor.” Kamala Harris’ running mate made the remarks after resurfacing a video on social media of Harris advising a packed audience about gun violence during […]

Tim Walz Falsely Claimed He Was a Veteran of Afghanistan

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), who is facing defamation charges, allegedly falsely claimed in a previous press release that he was an Afghanistan veteran. In a 2006 press release: issued On the campaign trail, Walz was described as a “veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom.” The Afghanistan War began on October 7, 2001. It is called […]

Viral Video Shows Tim Walz Falsely Claiming He Served ‘in War’

On Wednesday, a video went viral in which Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ running mate, claimed to have served in the war despite never having seen combat during his military service. The video, originally shared by X’s Kamala HQ account, sees Waltz recommending gun control and then saying he carries weapons […]

Josh Shapiro Falsely Claims Trump ‘Packed’ Supreme Court

CLAIM: Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pennsylvania) claimed at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris that former President Donald Trump “filled” the Supreme Court while in office. RULING: False. Trump has never “packed” the Supreme Court. Packing it would violate the nine-justice rule that has been in place since 1869. He appointed three justices to fill […]

RFK Jr. fights lawsuit alleging he falsely claimed New York residency 

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared in court in Albany on Monday to defend a lawsuit that alleges he falsely claimed to be a resident of New York state. The lawsuit, filed by Clear Choice PAC, a super PAC aligned with President Biden and focused on attacking third-party candidates, seeks to invalidate Kennedy’s […]

Riots erupt in UK after stabbing spree falsely blamed on asylum seeker

Riots have broken out across the UK in recent days after a false rumour spread online that an asylum seeker was responsible for a mass stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event that left three girls dead and others injured. The suspect has been identified as 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana, born in Wales to Rwandan […]