image shared on facebook It claims to show 2024 Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Verdict: False
The digitally altered image shows Harris and former talk show host and actor Montel Williams, not Combs.
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Harris leads former President Donald Trump in Michigan, 48% to 43%, according to the latest poll from Massachusetts Lowell and YouGov. the hill. According to the media, the same poll shows a close race in Pennsylvania, with Harris at 48% and Trump at 46%.
The Facebook image is claimed to show Harris and Combs. The image shows Harris and another woman posing for a photo with Combs at a public event. Didi stands between the two women. “Kamala Harris” [is] one of the puff daddies [sic] b–ches!!,” the post's caption reads.
This claim is false as the image has been digitally altered. Original image, available below Getty Imagesshows Harris posing for a photo with Williams and her daughter Ashley Williams.
The caption for the image reads, “Talk show host Montel Williams and his daughter Ashley Williams attend the 8th Annual Race to End Multiple Sclerosis on May 18, 2001 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Century City, California. , Kamala Harris.”
a video A video uploaded to Inside Edition's verified YouTube channel shows Harris, Williams and Ashley Williams posing for photos at the same event. The trio can be seen at the 0:43 second mark in the video.
“In 2001, talk show host Montel Williams introduced her to the paparazzi at a red carpet event they attended together. Now the whole world knows who she is,” the video description reads. The division is written.
Similarly, Harris does not appear to have publicly commented on the image through her. 2024 Campaign Website or her Verified socializing media account. Comb too I haven't made any comments It's on the image. (Related: Does this video show Diddy dancing and singing after his recent release?)
Additionally, we found “Check the facts” There are no reliable reports to support the claim. In fact, the opposite is true. September 26th, Reuters They reported that the image had been digitally altered to show Harris and Williams instead of Combs.
Check Your Fact has reached out to a Harris spokesperson for comment.
