Photo of Kamala Harris and Jeffrey Epstein Has Been Altered
The Claim
A photograph shows Vice President Kamala Harris and Jeffrey Epstein posing together.
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A number of social media users have been sharing a photograph that appears to show Vice President Kamala Harris at an event with Jeffrey Epstein, the infamous billionaire and accused sex offender who died by suicide in 2019. Some of these posts have also claimed that Harris was working as an escort during the time of the photograph.
These posts have gained significant attention online. One Facebook post has been shared over 1,300 times within days.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar’s investigation has discovered that the original photo shows Vice President Harris posing with her husband Doulgas Emhoff, not Jeffrey Epstein. The photo was taken at an opening for The Broad museum in Los Angeles in 2015.
Additionally, it is possible to identify the original image as being photoshopped just by inspecting it closely. At the very top of Epstein’s head, Emhoff’s darker hair is just about visible on top of Epstein’s gray hair.
The closest connection that we could identify between Jeffrey Epstein and Vice President Harris is a 2019 fundraiser that was hosted by six partners of the law firm that represented Epstein. The fundraiser was in support of Vice President Harris’s presidential campaign. Vice President Harris did not attend the event, but her husband did.
There is no evidence Kamala Harris has ever been an escort. This false information has been circulating for some time, with conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh being one of the most prominent people to have promoted the claim. These accusations appear to come from the fact that Vice President Harris once dated San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, who was still legally married at the time. However, Brown had been estranged from his wife for many years.
