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Fake News Story Targets Kamala Harris with Baseless Hit-and-Run Claim

A fabricated article from a non-existent news site falsely accuses the Democratic nominee of a 2011 incident, spreading widely on social media.

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US Vice-President Kamala Harris speaks at a Labor Day event in Detroit, Michigan, on 2 September 2024.

Overview

  • The story alleges Kamala Harris was involved in a 2011 hit-and-run, leaving a 13-year-old girl paralyzed.
  • BBC Verify and other fact-checkers found the website and its content to be fake, with no evidence supporting the claims.
  • Images and X-rays used in the story were traced back to unrelated incidents and medical journals.
  • Experts suggest the video in the article is a 'cheap fake,' not generated by advanced AI tools.
  • The fake news site shares similarities with other disinformation networks linked to pro-Kremlin operations.