The CryptoSmith

REPORT: Right-wing accounts spread conspiracy theories that Gov. Tim Walz r*ped a child in the 1990's. The theory appears to be inspired by a New York Times article that was released in August, detailing how Walz and his wife took a student to a concert. "She and her husband had grown close to a gay student years earlier in Nebraska, where the Walzes met each other teaching at a public school. The couple took the student to an Indigo Girls concert, a spokeswoman for Ms. Walz said, the rare queer-friendly event in that time," the Times reported in August. The 'proof' for the claims is based on "emails" and "statements" that were released by right-wing accounts that could have been written by anyone. The accounts claim the Times article was released to "get in front of" the story. There have also been a number of discrepancies in the 'evidence' including a cursor in the email screenshot and date/time formatting errors. Don't waste your time on this unless real evidence is released.