The referenced post does not appear in Walz’s X account. There is no reliable evidence that Waltz made this claim.

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Post made with X Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is claiming a post claiming Russian scientists created Hurricane Milton. of read the caption🇺🇸🇷🇺 US Democratic Rep. Tim Walz, who is on Kamala Harris’ team, believes Russian scientists have succeeded in “somehow” changing Earth’s gravitational field using advanced technology. There is. “Hurricane Milton was artificially created by Russian scientists. 🤣🤡,” he wrote.

That claim is false. no reliable sources of information Reported That Waltz had made such a claim before. (Related: Did Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz violate state voting laws by helping his son vote?)

of post contains screenshot A fabricated post that included Walz’s username and profile photo in the top left corner. fabricated Post what you read“We have received indisputable evidence that Hurricane Milton was artificially created by Russian scientists. They used advanced technology that we know they possess. , managed to change the Earth’s gravitational field.” This post does not appear on Walz. X account.

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