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Kamala Harris Falsely Claims Trump Would Impose A National Sales Tax

CLAIM: Kamala Harris on Tuesday night slammed Donald Trump for proposing a national sales tax. Harris referred to the “Trump sales tax” and claimed it would increase prices of goods by 20 percent. Verdict: False. President Trump has not proposed a national sales tax. Harris was likely referring to Trump's proposal to raise tariffs on […]

Kamala Harris Falsely Claims Trump ‘Sold Us Out’ to China

The claim: During Tuesday night's debate, Vice President Kamala Harris accused former President Donald Trump of “selling us out” to the Chinese government with policies that “ended up selling American semiconductors to China.” Verdict: False. The Trump administration has blocked Chinese investors from buying U.S. semiconductor manufacturers, restricted exports to top Chinese chipmakers, and significantly […]

Harris Falsely Claims Trump Wants to ‘Terminate’ the Constitution

The claim: Vice President Kamala Harris claimed during Tuesday's debate that former President Donald Trump wants to “repeal” the U.S. Constitution. Verdict: False. Ms. Harris took Mr. Trump's words completely out of context. Mr. Trump has no intention of “repealing” the Constitution lightly and has personally denied this lie. “At the extreme, let's understand the […]

Kamala Harris Falsely Claims Trump Wrote ‘Love Letters’ to Kim Jong-un

CLAIM: Kamala Harris claimed Donald Trump exchanged “love letters” with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Verdict: False. Harris clearly intended the insult as an exaggeration, not a serious accusation that Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are engaged in a long-distance same-sex relationship. With that understanding, her insinuation that Trump's letter to Kim Jong […]

Kamala Harris Falsely Claims She Never Called to Ban Fracking

CLAIM: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, during Tuesday's debate with former President Donald Trump, repeated her claim that she never called for a ban on fracking during her previous presidential runs. Verdict: False. Harris explicitly called for the repeal of fracking during her 2019 presidential run. The debate moderator brought up the issue midway through […]

FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Falsely Attributes Quotes About Guns To Harris And Walz

Posts Share on Facebook It purports to feature two quotes about guns allegedly made by 2024 Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz. Verdict: False This assertion is false. There is no evidence that either Harris or Waltz was cited. Fact check: Harris and Waltz are set to kick […]

NBC News’ Kristen Welker falsely says Kamala Harris met Gold Star families

Kristen Welker, host of NBC's Sunday political interview show “Meet the Press,” falsely claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris met with the families of 13 Gold Star recipients who were killed in action during the tragic withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Welcker commented: She interviewed Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas).harshly criticized the Biden-Harris administration's treatment […]