“Meme claims that Sen. Kamala Harris called former Vice President Joe Biden "a racist and a rapist.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 Aug 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Internet posts claim Kamala Harris called Joe Biden a “racist” and a “rapist.” She didn’t. She has been critical of Biden’s position on policy and has said she believed women who said Biden made them feel uncomfortable.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 August 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 14 August 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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