evidence: The bill in question was an amendment to the state's civil rights law that edited the definition of "sexual orientation" to remove the inclusion of identities "not traditionally associated with one’s biological male or female traits." Several legal scholars noted that the law did not protect pedophiles from discrimination. On Aug. 6, 2024, RNC Research, an account operated by the Republican National Committee, posted a claim to X alleging that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris' vice-presidential running mate, signed a bill into law that specifically protected pedophiles from discrimination. The claim quickly spread, and it was picked up by conservative news outlets like the Daily Wire. [...] However, when Snopes researched the amendment by using publicly available documentation from the Minnesota state legislature, we discovered that the claim was false. The bill was real, and Walz did sign it into law, but it did not protect pedophiles from discrimination. When the claim was shared on X, the context that would have made this clear was omitted.