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      Did Kamala Harris Call Young Voters Stupid? A Fact Check

      Although Kamala Harris did refer to the 18-24 demographic as "stupid," the remark was facetious.

      By - AFP | 24 Aug 2020 2:33 PM GMT
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    • Did Kamala Harris Call Young Voters Stupid? A Fact Check
      A short video clip of Kamala Harris shared with the claim that she called young voters "stupid" has spread on social media after the California senator was chosen as the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee. The claim is misleading; in the full 2014 speech, it is clear that Harris was discussing the "bad decisions" made by 18-24 year olds to highlight efforts needed to reduce recidivism among young offenders.


      "Democrats: Kamala Harris will help us get young voters!! Kamala Harris on potential young voters (18 - 24): 'they are stupid'," an August 12, 2020 post
      says.

      A screenshot of a Facebook post taken on August 20, 2020

      The clip was also watched more than 50,000 times on YouTube and shared on Twitter and Instagram.

      Also Read: Democratic VP Candidate Kamala Harris Is Not Against Gun Ownership

      Although Harris did refer to the 18-24 demographic as "stupid," the remark was facetious. She made the quip during a May 2014 speech at the Ford Foundation while discussing the "Back on Track" initiative to reduce recidivism among young, non-violent offenders.

      "Let's focus on a specific population and see what we can do to re-enter them in a way that they don't reoffend," Harris, who at the time was California's attorney general, says around the 16 minute mark of the speech.

      "When I was at Howard University and we were in college we were 18 through 24 and you know what we were called? 'College kids.' But when you turn 18 and you're in the system, you are considered an adult, period," she added.

      Attempting to lighten the mood, she joked, "What else do we know about this population, 18 through 24? They are stupid. That is why we put them in dormitories. And they have a resident assistant. They make really bad decisions."

      Harris was underlining the difference in treatment between adulthood in the criminal justice system and in other parts of society, such as college, where the same demographic is treated as "kids."

      Harris has repeatedly touted the "Back on Track" program as a "second chance" and a way to "redemption" for young offenders -- here, here, and here.

      On August 11, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden picked Haris to be his running mate, drawing attention to her record and making her a target for disinformation.

      Searching social media monitoring tool CrowdTangle for "Kamala Harris" yields nearly 71 million Facebook results, roughly 80 times more than the week prior to her nomination.

      Profile of Kamala Harris, US Democratic Party vice presidential nominee (AFP Graphics)

      Also Read: Kamala Harris Did Not Say Donald Trump Supporters Will Be Punished

      Biden's announcement capped a months-long search for a Democratic partner to challenge President Donald Trump in November.

      Harris is the third female vice presidential nominee for a major party, after the groundbreaking but unsuccessful runs of Democrat Geraldine Ferraro in 1984 and Republican Sarah Palin in 2008.

      (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by BOOM staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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      Claim :   Democratic VP candidate Kamala Harris called young voters stupid.
      Claimed By :  Posts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram
      Fact Check :  Misleading
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