Tim Walz caught fudging record again

Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., has been caught in two more fibs about his record.

For years Walz claimed the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce honored him and that he participated in a pilot Harvard program as one of the first American educators to teach Chinese high school students.

Walz claimed the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce gave him an award for his contributions to the state's business community, Alpha News reported.

The Nebraska Chamber of Commerce "researched this matter" and confirmed that Walz received no award from the organization, according to a 2006 letter from Barry Kennedy, then-president of the organization.

Kennedy asked that Walz remove the false claim.

"I am not going to draw a conclusion about your intentions by including this line in your biography," Kennedy said. "However, we respectfully request that you remove any reference to our organization as it could be considered an endorsement of your candidacy."

"It should be pointed out, however, that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has endorsed your opponent, Congressman Gil Gutknecht, for his support of small business issues," Kennedy added.

Walz's campaign manager at the time called it a "typographical error" and updated the website by changing the citation from “Nebraska Chamber of Commerce” to the “Nebraska Junior Chamber of Commerce.”

For years, Walz claimed that he had worked in China during 1989-1990 through a Harvard pilot program taking groups of American educators to teach in Chinese high schools. 

"Harvard University offered Walz an opportunity to gain a new perspective on global education by teaching in the People's Republic of China," Walz's biography claimed. His congressional biography, published after Walz had won his seat, said the same thing, according to The Washington Free Beacon. As recent as a 2018 version indicated that Walz taught there "through a program at Harvard University."

The program, WorldTeach, was founded by Harvard undergraduates but does not appear to have been an official Harvard University program.

The Alpha News article also recapped some of the already reported on controversies and misrepresentations by Walz including about his military service, his rank, his DUI arrest and his IVF claim.