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2024-08-08 17:40:12 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Tim Walz never claimed he was stationed in Afghanistan. His bio states that he was deployed to support Operation Enduring Freedom, which is factually correct. The veterans who confronted his staffers in 2007 complained about the potential ambiguity of the wording. https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-08-06/democrat-walz-vice-president-harris-14761755.html

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• Tim Walz never claimed he was stationed in Afghanistan. His bio states that he was deployed to support Operation Enduring Freedom, which is factually correct. The veterans who confronted his staffers in 2007 complained about the potential ambiguity of the wording. https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-08-06/democrat-walz-vice-president-harris-14761755.html