FACT CHECK: Did Tim Walz Change Minnesota’s State Flag So That It Resembles Somalia’s National Flag? [Video]

On August 6, 2024, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her vice-presidential running mate for the 2024 presidential election. As conservative commentators on X quickly critiqued Walz’s political record, one particular user made a strange claim surrounding Minnesota’s state flag.

According to the claim, which was supported by several other social media users, Walz altered the design of the Minnesota state flag in 2024 to resemble the national flag of Somalia. These critics implied that he had transformed Minnesota into a “New Somalia” and suggested he would do the same to the country if elected. The posts soon went viral and has left many confused.

Weird Claim

However, these claims are completely false as Walz did not change Minnesota’s state flag to resemble Somalia’s. Here’s what actually occurred:

The old Minnesota flag featured the state seal, which depicted a white settler tilling land and an Indigenous man …