Kamala Harris Was Sworn in on Two Bibles
The Claim
When being sworn into office, Vice President Kamala Harris placed her hands on a clutch instead of the Bible.
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Emerging story
On Jan. 20, 2021, upon Kamala Harris being sworn in as the Vice President of the United States, rumors began circulating on social media that she placed her clutch on top of the Bible she was supposed to be sworn in on while taking the oath of office.
Users across social media continued to push this claim.
Misbar’s Analysis
The Misbar team has determined that the claim is false. While the object in the image is in fact real, the object is not a clutch, but is in fact, another Bible. The first Bible belonged to late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. The object in question is another Bible that belonged to a woman named Regina Shelton, who took care of the Vice President and her little sister when they were children and their mother worked late shifts.
A video feed from the Associated Press shows that the object in question is in fact another Bible. We rate the claim as false.
