As the former U.S. vice president and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris has frequently been the subject of misinformation, particularly surrounding statements she may or may not have made.
Some of our fact checks have tackled fabricated quotes that parody Harris' real and unique style of speaking — specifically her tendency to use phrases like "What can be, unburdened by what has been." This delivery has spawned memes featuring broad, meaningless statements of support that are incorrectly attributed to Harris. For example, in 2024, we fact-checked a false claim that she said, "The problem of solving a problem is not a problem, but when a problem solves a problem without any problem, then the problem is not at all a problem."
Other claims have focused on her policies and misrepresented her actual words. For example, during the 2024 presidential election, Harris announced she would pass universal background checks, red flag laws and an assault weapons ban — not a complete "gun ban," as many people claimed. In other instances, users have shared fabricated social media posts falsely attributed to Harris, including a 2020 claim that used a fake tweet to suggest she supported defunding the police.
Below is a list of fabricated, incorrectly attributed and misrepresented Harris quotes that we've examined:
