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      No, Kamala Harris' Parents Are Not In This Photo With Her

      The people who appear in the photo with Kamala Harris are not her parents, but two attendees at a fundraising gala.

      By - AFP |
      Published -  13 Aug 2020 6:00 PM IST
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      No, Kamala Harris Parents Are Not In This Photo With Her
      Social media posts shared thousands of times claim a man and woman pictured with Kamala Harris are her father and mother, accusing her of pretending to be a Black American. This is false; the people who appear in the photo with the Democratic vice-presidential candidate are not her parents, but rather two attendees at a fundraising gala.


      "HELLO, EVERYONE. I'M KAMALA HARRIS AND THESE ARE MY PARENTS," says an August 11, 2020 Facebook post, which adds: "BUT WHY DO I PRETEND TO BE BLACK AMERICAN????"

      A screenshot of a Facebook post taken on August 12, 2020

      The same photo has also been used to make the claim on Instagram here.

      Also Read: Kamala Harris Is Constitutionally Eligible To Become US President

      Joe Biden announced on August 11 that Harris -- who embraces both her black and South Asian ancestry -- would be his running mate to challenge President Donald Trump in November's election.

      Harris's father, Donald Harris, was born in Jamaica, and her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was originally from southern India. They divorced when Harris was a child.

      Screenshots taken on August 12, 2020 show Kamala Harris's father and mother

      Neither of them is pictured in the photo of Harris that is circulating on social media, the original version of which was posted on the Facebook page of education NGO Pratham USA on August 27, 2016, years after her mother's death in 2009.

      "The photo is… not of her parents," a spokesperson for Pratham USA told AFP by telephone, saying it was taken at a fundraising gala for the organization in California at which Harris spoke. She was the attorney general of the state at the time.

      The man and the woman pictured with Harris "are two supporters of Pratham," the spokesperson said.

      AFP Fact Check has previously debunked social media posts claiming that Harris was ineligible for the vice presidency because her parents were born outside the United States.


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

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      Kamala HarrisJoe BidenDemocratic Vice Presidential NomineeUS elections#US Election 2020US Presidential Elections2020 US Presidential ElectionsDonald HarrisShyamala GopalanPratham USAFake NewsFact Check#DonaldTrump
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      Claim :   The people with Kamala Harris in a photo are her parents and she's not a Black American.
      Claimed By :  Posts on Facebook and Instagram
      Fact Check :  False
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