Tim Walz has become the latest candidate to be caught in the crossfire of Russia’s attempts to interfere in the US presidential elections. Viral allegations that spread last week against the Minnesota governor and Democratic vice-presidential nominee were created and amplified by Russian operatives, US intelligence agencies confirmed. Manipulated audio and video of men making baseless claims they were abused by Walz while they were his students ran rampant on social media platforms, including Instagram and X. They had “several indicators of manipulation that are consistent with the influence e…