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False Claims of Backlash to Taylor Swift’s Endorsement of Harris

False Claims of Backlash to Taylor Swift’s Endorsement of Harris

Pop star Taylor Swift endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Sept. 10. Social media posts falsely claim that, as a result, Swift’s ticket sales have plummeted and some of her concerts and a major endorsement deal have been canceled. The remaining U.S. shows on Swift’s Eras tour are all sold out, and she has not lost her partnership with Coca-Cola.

Harris’ Jobs Remarks Lack Context

Harris’ Jobs Remarks Lack Context

In boasting of job creation, Vice President Kamala Harris told an organization of Black journalists, “We have the lowest Black unemployment rate in generations.” The rate did dip to its lowest point last year, but as of last month it was the same as the pre-pandemic rate under the Trump administration.

Video: FactChecking the Harris-Trump Debate

Video: FactChecking the Harris-Trump Debate

The first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump generated a lot of work for fact-checkers. In this video, we complied some highlights from the Sept. 10 debate.

Posts Misrepresent Video of Biden with Trump Hat

Posts Misrepresent Video of Biden with Trump Hat

A viral video showing President Joe Biden briefly donning a campaign hat for Donald Trump has been used to suggest that Biden is endorsing Trump. He isn’t. He had exchanged hats with a Trump supporter at a 9/11 memorial in an effort to show unity.

Viral Posts Make Baseless Claim About Harris’ Earrings at the Debate

Viral Posts Make Baseless Claim About Harris’ Earrings at the Debate

Social media posts baselessly claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris wore earrings equipped with audio devices in order to cheat during her debate with former President Donald Trump. Similar unfounded claims circulated before or after debates in 2016 and 2020 with Trump’s past political opponents.

FactChecking the Harris-Trump Debate

FactChecking the Harris-Trump Debate

The highly anticipated debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris was a combative event in which facts were repeatedly trampled and distorted.

A Guide to Project 2025

A Guide to Project 2025

Project 2025 provides a roadmap for “the next conservative President” to fundamentally change how the federal government works. Former President Donald Trump has claimed he knows nothing about it. Democrats call it “Trump’s Project 2025 agenda.” Here, we take a look at the plan: what’s in it, who wrote it and what the candidates have said about it.

Trump vs. Harris on U.S. Manufacturing

Trump vs. Harris on U.S. Manufacturing

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris each claim they helped to revive American manufacturing and that the other has hurt it. And they both select cherry-picked data points to underscore their arguments.

FactChecking Harris’ CNN Interview

FactChecking Harris’ CNN Interview

In her first media interview as the Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris stretched the facts on her past stance on fracking and the number of clean energy jobs created by recent legislation.