Fact Check: Walz Claims 'Being Gay' in Nebraska is 'Technically Illegal'

CLAIM: Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) claimed Saturday it was “still technically illegal” to be gay in the state of Nebraska. VERDICT: False. It is legal for people to be gay in Nebraska. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nebraska notes that “an estimated 67,000 Nebraskans are LGBT.” · While speaking at the 2024 annual gala for the Human Rights Campaign Walz spoke about how if elected president, Vice President Kamala Harris would “fight” to ensure that their administration continues to ...

Tim Walz did not sign Minnesota law protecting pedophiles | Fact Check

"Last February, the state of Minnesota (& Governor Walz) updated the law's definition of s*xual orientation to SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE adults who are attracted to children in a physical or s*xual manner," says the caption of an August 7, 2024 Instagram post from Isabel Brown, a conservative activist and podcast host, that accumulated thousands of interactions. "No, this is not satire or hyperbole. Still think these people aren't trying to normalize this stuff? Make sure you know who you're REALLY voting for, America." ...

No, Minnesota bill doesn't protect pedophiles | Fact check

Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunks Our rating: False The... Statutes Minnesota Legislature, February, Take Pride Act (HF 1655/SF 1886) Michael Boucai, May...

Office of Public Affairs | Minnesota-Based ev3 to Pay United States $1.25 Million to Settle False Claims ....

Medical device manufacturer ev3 Inc., formerly known as Fox Hollow Technologies Inc., has agreed to pay the United States $1.25 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that Fox Ho...

Office of Public Affairs | Minnesota-Based Hospice Provider to Pay $18 Million for Alleged False Claims t....

Evercare Hospice and Palliative Care will pay $18 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it claimed Medicare reimbursement for hospice care for patients who were not eligible for such...

False claim about Walz bill on sexual orientation, pedophilia

of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz surrounded by children.... claims | Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False The... Pride Act, in February 2023. The bill aimed to update the state's...

Fact check: Trump revives false claim that he, not Minnesota’s governor, deployed the National Guard to ....

Former President Donald Trump has revived his four-year-old false claim about how he and Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz handled the civil unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020. Walz is among the Democrats whom sources say Vice President Kamala Harris is considering as a potential running mate. Trump, the Republican nominee, claimed during a Saturday campaign speech in Minnesota: “Every voter in Minnesota needs to know that when the violent ...

The False Claims Act and Health Care: 2023 Recoveries and 2024 Outlook

The False Claims Act and Health Care: 2023 Recoveries and 2024 Outlook by: John H. Lawrence, G. Norman Acker III, Nora E. Becerra, Natalia A. Nino, Michael H. Phillips of K&L Gates - K&L...

Fact-checking false and misleading claims about Tim Walz

More from the Fact-Check Team: How we pick and research claims... SAVE Act is 'cheating'; Walz is allowing 'illegals' to vote in Minnesota Our rating: False The post misrepresents two...

Challenging Holden Farms Cruelty and Garbage Feeding Via False Claims Lawsuit - Animal Legal Defense Fund

In September 2021, the Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a False Claims Act lawsuit against Holden Farms that has been under seal while the Department of Justice (DOJ) reviewed the case. An undercover investigation conducted by Animal Outlook of a Holden Farms pig breeding facility in Utica, Minnesota exposed employees alleged criminal conduct, including feeding dead piglet intestines and bodily fluids blended into a ‘slurry’ with pig feces to mother pigs — a practice the animal agriculture ...