Tim Walz, the Democrat VP nominee, has recently been sharing personal stories about his family’s struggles with infertility, suggesting that Republicans want to restrict in vitro fertilization (IVF). He’s portrayed this as a deeply personal issue, one that he’s highlighted in various interviews. In one such interview, Walz stated, “Thank God for IVF, my wife and I have two beautiful children,” as reported by the Gateway Pundit.

The narrative was echoed by the Tim Walz for Governor campaign, which sent out a fundraising mailer in April stating, “My wife and I used I.V.F. to start a family.’’ Many people assumed that IVF was indeed the method used by the Walz family to conceive their children, based on these statements.

However, a report by The New York Times has revealed that Walz and his wife did not use IVF. Instead, they relied on a different fertility procedure known as intrauterine insemination (IUI). Unlike IVF, IUI does not involve the creation or discarding of embryos, a significant point that has implications in the abortion debate. While Walz has suggested that conservatives aim to restrict IVF, the procedure he and his wife used is not the focus of such efforts.

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Despite this key distinction, Walz continued to assert his claims. In early August, he took to X (formerly Twitter) to criticize Republican VP nominee JD Vance, stating, “If it was up to JD Vance, I wouldn’t have a family because of IVF. Democrats are investing in prenatal care. We’re the ones that are for universal pre-K. We’re the ones that are providing school meals. I’m not gonna back down one bit on this whole family values thing. We’re making it more affordable to have children by having paid family and medical leave. Where is JD Vance’s program?”

JD Vance responded by pointing out the discrepancy in Walz’s statements, saying, “Today it came out that Tim Walz had lied about having a family via IVF. Who lies about something like that?”

This isn’t the first time Walz’s claims have been called into question. Over the years, there have been several instances where he faced accusations of embellishing details, particularly regarding his military rank and career, which have sparked debates and raised eyebrows. In the midst of the current controversy, Minnesota First Lady Gwen Walz stepped forward to address the issue directly. In a statement to CNN, she clarified that despite the rumors and assumptions, she did not use in vitro fertilization to conceive their children, aiming to set the record straight amidst the growing speculation.