Posts Share with X The Philadelphia Eagles claim to have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign with an ad.
It's very strange to see an NFL team endorsing a particular candidate, as I don't recall that happening when I was growing up. pic.twitter.com/Dq6PTLWqF9
— Lois Lopez (@hippojuicefilm) September 2, 2024
Verdict: Misleading
The image is real, but the Eagles said the team does not endorse Harris and will be removing it.
Fact check:
Social media users have alleged the Eagles have endorsed Harris, with one user writing: “So weird that an NFL team would endorse a candidate. Never happened when I was growing up.”
This claim is false; the Eagles have not officially endorsed Harris. Website Or any social media account. Eagles It is called The company said it considered the posters to be “fake political advertising” and was working with its advertising partners to remove them.
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
“We are aware of fake political ads in the wild and are working with our advertising partners to remove them,” the Eagles tweeted. (Related: Did Nancy Pelosi buy 7.5 million shares of GameStop?)
A City of Philadelphia spokesperson said: confirm They argued the posters were “illegally placed” and not authorized by the Eagles, the city or Intersection, which controls advertising space on transit agencies.
“Paid advertising copy in each shelter has been replaced with unauthorized copy. Our bus shelters typically have locks that prevent the placement of unauthorized copy by anyone other than Intersection staff, but occasionally individuals find a way to unlock the advertising boxes and insert unauthorized copy…Eagles and Intersection note that they have nothing to do with the creation or posting of this unauthorized copy, and Intersection staff will remove the ads as quickly as possible,” Intersection said in a statement to VerifyThis.
