Look at what we have become America. Look! We are a nation of rumor and inuendo. Normally all that needs to be done is to have someone plant a seed of a troubling idea about a person and boom. It’s all over. For the rest of time that is how that person will be seen by the public. It’s tragic. Now there’s tons of content coming out about Tim Walz. Some disturbing, some funny. Some based in reality. Some we really hope are made up. Tim Walz is in a world if hurt now that the internet has begun its search on his track record.

Sadly, mudslinging is nothing new to politics. Slander and half-truths have been around for a long time. Why? They work. Did you know that Napoleon wasn’t short? Nope. According to Brittanica: Sources consequently estimate that Napoleon was probably closer to 5’6” or 5’7” (1.68 or 1.7 meters) than to 5’2”. Although the range may seem short by 21st-century standards, it was typical in the 19th century, when most Frenchmen stood between 5’2” and 5’6” (1.58 and 1.68 meters) tall. But we all think of Napoleon as short. All this time later. Ouch.

Now we have to talk about Tim Walz and what the internet is saying about him. Stolen Valor. Horses. Letting Cities burn. Hotlines to pit neighbor against neighbor. Did I mention horses? The stories are coming in fast and furious. Many based in fact. So, the mudslinging has begun in earnest. Here’s a few of the troubling accusations about Tim Walz.

Those are legit concerns. Now let’s get into the whole Tim Walz and Horses thing. What is up with that? Prepare yourself for Tim Walz and horses.