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2024-08-11 13:47:09 UTC - HELPFUL
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The Harris campaign confirmed Walz misrepresented his military service by implying he had been in combat when he never was. https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/10/politics/walz-national-guard-harris-campaign/index.html The National Guard has confirmed Walz was demoted from the rank he claimed. https://www.newsweek.com/national-guard-disputes-tim-walzs-military-biography-1936038 Walz's fellow unit members confirmed he knew of deployment in advance https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/08/07/tim-walz-military-record/
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