One of the Democratic Party's rising stars was seemingly just caught in a lie about his military record. 

The rising star, according to the New York Times, is Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D).

This comes after the scandal involving Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), the man whom Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen to be her running mate in the 2024 presidential election.

Whether Moore's decision to come clean has anything to do with the backlash that Walz has faced is unclear.

Here is what is going on:

It started with a report from the New York Times, titled, Wes Moore and the Bronze Star He Claimed but Never Received. 

The outlet, in its report, notes how Moore, "at least once," claimed to have received the Bronze Star, "a military award that indicates a U.S. service member has performed heroically and/or meritoriously."

Per the Times: 

He made the claim on an application for a prestigious White House fellowship in 2006, when he was 27 years old, according to a copy of the document that was obtained this week by The New York Times as part of a Freedom of Information Act request. “For my work,” he wrote, “the 82nd Airborne Division have awarded me the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Action Badge.”

The outlet goes on to report that, in fact, Moore never received the Bronze Star, although he did - only later - receive the Combat Action Badge.

The Times reports:

However, when Mr. Moore submitted the application in January 2006, he had not been awarded either the Bronze Star or the Combat Action Badge. He was awarded the badge in May 2006 for an episode the previous December, but there is no record showing that he ever received a Bronze Star, an Army spokeswoman said.

Moore comes clean - kind of

In response to the Times' report, Moore has decided to admit the truth. He, though, is claiming that it was "an honest mistake."

Moore wrote:

While serving overseas with the Army, I was encouraged to fill out an application for the White House Fellowship by my deputy brigade commander. In fact, he helped me edit it before I sent it in. At the time, he had recommended me for the Bronze Star. He told me to include the Bronze Star award on my application after confirming with two other senior-level officers that they had also signed off on the commendation.

Moore, however, did not go on to receive the Bronze Star, and he claims that he did not fix the application because, when he returned home, he was too "focused on helping my fellow veterans, a mission I continue to advance as governor."

"Still, I sincerely wish I had gone back to correct the note on my application. It was an honest mistake, and I regret not making that correction," Moore wrote.

He also attempted to bolster his position by citing his military record. The question many are asking, though, is whether he would be saying all of this if he didn't get caught.