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Harris and Walz Announced Assault Weapons Ban, Not Gun Ban, During Rally
These claims promoted by the vice president — or targeting her — have gained internet attention during her presidential campaign.
by Izz Scott LaMagdeleine , Aug. 9, 2024
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Since Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris began her 2024 presidential campaign, she has been at the center of numerous rumors about things she has supposedly said or done. We've looked into many of them, including her claim that she worked at McDonald's when she was a college student, as well as whether she said she was a gun owner.
Some claims include former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, such as the assertion promoted by Harris that he would supposedly sign a national abortion ban or "invite trade wars" with his proposed plan for tariffs.
In addition to those rumors, we've also fact-checked images and videos targeting Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, her running mate, and alleged statements by them. We've done the same for Trump and vice-presidential candidate JD Vance.
By Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine is the web producer/production editor for Snopes.
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Oct. 16, 2024
The claim centers on something Harris supposedly said as a toddler.
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Oct. 3, 2024
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Harris Proposed $25K Down Payment Plan for First-Time Homebuyers, But Not Undocumented Immigrants
Oct. 2, 2024
"Pretty much a program exclusively for illegals, and YOU'RE going to pay for it," an internet us ...
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Harris Claims Trump Would Sign National Abortion Ban. Here's What We Know
Oct. 1, 2024
While Vance and Walz battled it out on stage, Trump confirmed his stance on a federal abortion b ...
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Harris Supported Gender-Affirming Surgeries for Undocumented Immigrants in Custody?
Sept. 27, 2024
"Even the liberal media was shocked," an ad for the Trump campaign said.
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Harris Posted Tweet Thanking Diddy for Hosting Town Hall?
Sept. 20, 2024
Following the rapper's arrest on charges of sex trafficking, users on social media investigated ...
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Harris Told Oprah Winfrey She's a Gun Owner?
Sept. 20, 2024
"If somebody breaks in my house they're getting shot," she told Oprah Winfrey.
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Trump's Proposed Tariffs: What Are They, and How Would They Affect US Economy?
Sept. 19, 2024
During the Sept. 10 debate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris lambasted the former president's p ...
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No, Harris Didn't Say 'I Promise to Do Everything I Could Have Done but Didn't Do'
Sept. 18, 2024
Harris purportedly said, “I promise to do everything I could have done but didn't do because if ...
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Kamala Harris, Who Advocates Stricter Gun Laws, Is a Gun Owner?
Sept. 13, 2024
Harris' gun control policies face increasing scrutiny as the 2024 presidential election nears.
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Did Trump Leave Office with 1 of Highest Trade Deficits in US History?
Sept. 11, 2024
The U.S. trade deficit hit one of its highest levels in history during the Trump administration, ...
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Harris Once Said, 'An Undocumented Immigrant Is Not a Criminal'?
Aug. 30, 2024
An X post from 2017 went viral after Elon Musk resurfaced it.
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No, Harris Didn't Say All Democrats Will Be Required To Take COVID-19 Vaccine in Order To Vote
Aug. 29, 2024
An updated COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the FDA in August 2024.
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Harris Misspoke When She Said 220M Americans Died of COVID-19
Aug. 28, 2024
The then-candidate for vice president misspoke at a campaign event in October 2020.
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Yes, Harris Plans to Institute 25% Tax on Unrealized Capital Gains — of Wealthiest Americans
Aug. 27, 2024
The plan will be "the absolute end of the middle class," U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, from Colorado ...
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Harris Claims She Worked at McDonald's in College. Here's What We Know
Aug. 27, 2024
The presidential candidate has repeatedly claimed the alleged work experience in an attempt to c ...
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No, Harris Never Said Trump's Supporters Would 'Feel the Vengeance of a Nation'
Aug. 24, 2024
The alleged quote, dated to June 18, 2020, has been shared as an image on social media sites lik ...
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About That Rumor Harris Said She Can Ruin Lives with the 'Swipe of a Pen'
Aug. 22, 2024
Quotes taken out of context continued to spread as the 2024 U.S. presidential election heated up.
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Kamala Harris Once Said She Listens to Snoop Dogg and Tupac and Admitted To Smoking Weed in College
Aug. 21, 2024
A revelatory 2019 interview featuring the now-vice president resurfaced online in 2024.
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Video Showing Harris Saying She Will 'Snatch' Patents Lacks Context
Aug. 20, 2024
A remark made by then-U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris in November 2019 about "snatching" patents resurfa ...
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Video Shows Harris Misspeaking 'Reduce Population' When She Meant 'Reduce Pollution'
Aug. 13, 2024
A rumor from July 2023 about U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris made a comeback in August 2024.
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Kamala Harris Said 220M People in US Died of COVID-19?
Aug. 10, 2024
"Does anyone recall when Harris claimed that 220 million Americans died from COVID in 2020," one ...
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Harris and Walz Announced Assault Weapons Ban, Not Gun Ban, During Rally
Aug. 9, 2024
Throughout her career, Kamala Harris has supported the reinstatement of the 1994 assault weapons ...
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