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Gov. Tim Walz told lies on wide-ranging topics while debating Sen. J.D. Vance.Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., lied repeatedly during the vice presidential debate against Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, on everything from Iran to the border. Here are some of his most notable lies from the night.1. Harris Stands Strong Against IranIran launched a barrage of missile attacks against Israel Oct. 1, the same day as the debate. Walz blamed Trump for emboldening Iran, ignoring the steps during Vice President Kamala Harris’ tenure to enable the radical Islamic nation. “Iran is closer to a nuclear weapon than they were before because...

At a 2014 congressional hearing held to mark the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Tim Walz, then a congressman representing Minnesota’s first district, recalled being in Hong Kong when the Chinese Communist Party crushed the student protests that had roiled the country since mid-April of 1989. The unforgettable crackdown came on June 4 of that year."I was just going to teach high school in Foshan in Guangdong, and was in Hong Kong in May of ‘89," he said. "And as the events were unfolding, several of us went in. And I still remember the train station in Hong...