Hot Topic Screenshots Share in thread It shows a tweet by Vice President Kamala Harris calling the father of 2024 Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
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This claim is false: The tweet originally came from @KamolaHarris, a parody account of X, which has now been suspended.
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Harris is reportedly likely to announce her 2024 vice presidential nominee via video on August 6. PoliticoMinnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is one of the candidates still on Harris’ list. MPR News report.
A post in the thread, which has more than 5,000 likes at the time of writing, claims to have featured a tweet in which Harris referred to Trump’s father as a “KKK.” “My father was black. Trump’s father was a KKK member,” the tweet, which appears to have been published on July 31, reads. In addition to the thread, Distributed by Xthe social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
This claim is false. This Tweet originally came from someone named @KamolaHarris. Parody Account The account has since been suspended. A closer look at the purported tweets reveals labels highlighting that they are “parody,” and the account’s handle misspells the first name of the current Democratic vice president. (Related: No, Kamala Harris didn’t post a tweet praising the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony)
Similarly, Check Your Fact detailed search Harris’ verified account, @KamalaHarris, produced no search results related to this statement. Website Her verification Facebook, Instagramand Tick tock account.
In addition, Check Your Fact Trusted news coverage It suggests that Harris called Trump’s father a “KKK.” In fact, the opposite is true. Top Stories The outlet reported that the claim was false and that the tweets were traced back to the same parody account of X. The parody X account had the display name “Kamala Harris Ghostwriter,” according to the outlet.
Check Your Fact has reached out to a spokesperson for Harris for comment.
