The Philadelphia Eagles announced that they are “aware” of a “fake” political ad that claims the team has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
in post Penn State sports wrote to X that it was “working with” its advertising partners to remove the ad, which appears to feature an image of Harris wearing a Philadelphia Eagles uniform and helmet and holding a football in one hand.
The bottom of the ad reads, “Kamala. Official Philadelphia Eagles Candidate.”
“We are aware of fake political ads in the wild and are working with our advertising partners to remove them,” the team said in X's post.
We are aware of fake political ads in the wild and are working with our advertising partners to remove them.
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) September 2, 2024
Christopher Tremogli said: Washington Examiner, Written post X reported that one of the fake political ads supporting Harris was “spotted at 34th and Walnut Streets in Philadelphia,” on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
I spotted it today on the University of Pennsylvania campus at 34th and Walnut Streets in Philadelphia.
I don't think this was approved @EaglesBut the fact that it's in a sealed case @Septa Bus stops raise all kinds of flags and eyebrows.#NFL#PhiladelphiaEagles #Eagles pic.twitter.com/6wwlwkQgpM
— Christopher Tremogli (@chriswtremo) September 2, 2024
Other fake political ads were also seen at the intersections of 16th Avenue and Spring Garden Street, and 18th Avenue and JFK Boulevard. According to CBS News.
According to the media outlet, several people have claimed that the fake political ad was created by graphic artist Winston Tseng.
Tseng's Website Other artwork featuring brands such as Ben & Jerry's ice cream includes an image of President Joe Biden holding an ice cream cone along with the phrases “Rough Road to Democracy” and “Just Vote.”
Another artwork on Tseng's website references Microsoft and includes the words “Goodbye, Inefficient Humans!” along with an image of a person using a computer in a red circle with a line through it and the words “Powered by OpenAI” at the bottom.
