Newly unearthed reports contradict previous claims made by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz about his travel to China, including a claim that the Democratic vice presidential nominee was in Hong Kong for a teaching position in 1989 during the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests that ended in hundreds of protesters killed by the Chinese government.

Multiple news reports indicate that Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz misleadingly claimed he was in Hong Kong during the turbulence surrounding the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre,

During the debate, the moderator questioned Tim Walz about reports that suggested he had falsely claimed to be in Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

A Nebraska newspaper reported twice that Walz wasn’t planning on leaving for China until August 1989, more than two months after the Tiananmen Square massacre.

CNN posted a 2019 radio interview in which Walz stated he was in Hong Kong on the day of the massacre, when evidence suggests he was not.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was put on the defensive ahead of the debate by stories, earlier reported by Minnesota Public Radio and APM Reports, that he had inaccurately claimed to be in Hong Kong for a t

Recent reports indicate that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz may not have been in China in the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989, as he said.

Newly unearthed reports contradict previous claims made by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz about his travel to China, including a claim that the Democratic vice presidential nominee traveled to China for a teaching position in 1989 during the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests that ended in hundreds of protesters killed by the Chinese government.

Walz, a former teacher, has claimed repeatedly he took a teaching visit to Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square protests.