Overview

• A viral video falsely claimed Kamala Harris used a teleprompter during her interview with Oprah Winfrey on September 19, 2024.
• The teleprompter was positioned to assist Oprah Winfrey, not Harris, as shown in the full interview footage.
• Donald Trump Jr. and other conservatives amplified the misleading claim to portray Harris as inauthentic.
• Fact-checkers and supporters clarified that the teleprompter's script matched Winfrey's dialogue, not Harris's.
• The Harris campaign has not addressed the accusations, but evidence indicates Harris did not rely on a teleprompter.