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Posts Mislead About Harris’ Romance with Willie Brown

Posts Mislead About Harris’ Romance with Willie Brown

Vice President Kamala Harris had a romantic relationship with powerful California politician Willie Brown in the 1990s. But claims on social media that she broke up his marriage misrepresent the facts. Brown had separated from his wife years before he and Harris had dated.

Trump TV Ad Repeats False ‘Border Czar,’ Illegal Immigration Claims

Trump TV Ad Repeats False ‘Border Czar,’ Illegal Immigration Claims

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has launched a new general election ad that falsely labels Vice President Kamala Harris the “border czar” and falsely suggests that 10 million people illegally crossed the southern border on her watch and are still “here.”

RFK Jr.’s Exaggerations on Chronic Disease in Children

RFK Jr.’s Exaggerations on Chronic Disease in Children

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has given children’s health and the “chronic disease epidemic” a prominent role in his campaign. Diagnoses of a variety of chronic conditions in children have increased in recent decades, but likely not to the extent that Kennedy claims or for the reasons he gives.

Harris Has Always Identified as Indian American and Black

Harris Has Always Identified as Indian American and Black

Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris has only recently begun identifying as Black, and that until a few years ago “she was only promoting Indian heritage.” That’s nonsense.

Trump Distorts the Facts in Attacks on Harris

Trump Distorts the Facts in Attacks on Harris

At a campaign rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota, former President Donald Trump rattled off several criticisms of Vice President Kamala Harris, his presumptive opponent in the presidential race. But some of Trump’s attacks ran afoul of the facts.

Social Media Posts Misrepresent Harris’ 2014 Remarks About Young People

Social Media Posts Misrepresent Harris’ 2014 Remarks About Young People

When Vice President Kamala Harris was the attorney general of California in 2014, she announced a program to help young people transitioning out of the criminal justice system. She glibly referred to the 18-24 age group as “stupid,” saying people that age “make really bad decisions.” But social media posts have taken her words out of context.

FactChecking Vance’s Attacks on Harris

FactChecking Vance’s Attacks on Harris

In his first two solo rallies as the Republicans’ vice presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance took aim at Vice President Kamala Harris. But in several instances, Vance twisted Harris’ words or her record.