Fabricated Photo of Kamala Harris
The Claim
A picture depicts Kamala Harris opening her legs during the debate with Mike Pence.
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Emerging story
Following the debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris debate, a picture of Harris opening her legs started circulating. Users claimed that the picture answers where the fly on Pence’s head came from. The picture attracted hundreds of Twitter users. The picture in the claim shows Harris in her underpants.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar's investigation found the picture in the circulating claim fabricated. Using TinEye, we found the original photo that has been digitaly manipulated. The original photo was published in a New York Times article covering the debate.
The original photo shows a desk covering Harris’s legs.
Since the beginning of the US Elections campaign, Kamala Harris witnessed a huge campaign of untrue stories and fabricated visuals. The false news started spreading about Sen. Kamala Harris after the Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced she would be his running mate.
