MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minnesota Republicans are calling out far-right social media influencer Melissa Tate for spreading misinformation about the late Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and the suspect who assassinated her in June in a political attack .

Calling out misinformation

What they're saying:

Tate posted a thread on X on Sept. 16 that included a video featuring Rep. Hortman and how she voted with Republicans to cut access to MinnesotaCare for undocumented immigrants , which was part of an agreement as Minnesota lawmakers worked to pass a two-year budget earlier this year.

In the thread, Tate said Hortman was assassinated by a Democrat who was appointed to a board by Gov. Tim Walz and was "likely assassinated for siding with Republicans in voting against Medicare for illega

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