“Gov. Tim Walz had Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed.”
Donald Trump
Claim dated 3 Jan 2026.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
Donald Trump made this claim around 3 January 2026. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 January 2026, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
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