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How an X account pushed an unsubstantiated Tim Walz abuse allegation

Democratic vice-presidential nominee Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks during a vice-presidential debate hosted by CBS News, with Republican vice-presidential nominee Senator JD Vance, October 1, 2024, in New York [FILE: Matt Rourke/ AP Photo]

With Election Day just weeks away, a pro-Donald Trump X account claimed to have insider knowledge that Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz had “an inappropriate relationship with a minor” when he was a public schoolteacher.

The X account, which posts under the username @DocNetyoutube and goes by the name “Black Insurrectionist” is known for spreading unsubstantiated claims. In September, the X account elevated the unverified account that an ABC News whistleblower had said the network conspired with Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign to set up the presidential debate in Harris’s favour.

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