Snopes Debunker - Is Kamala Harris Not Eligible to Serve as U.S. President?

Is Kamala Harris Not Eligible to Serve as U.S. President? ​ Ever since Joe Biden tapped Kamala Harris to be his vice-presidential running mate yesterday, our readers have been flocking to any and all fact checks related to the U.S. senator. In particular, folks have gravitated to a question first posed when Harris joined the Democratic primary race in early 2019: Is Kamala Harris even eligible to be U.S. president?  The short answer is yes, Harris is eligible to be U.S. president. So where did this rumor originate? And what misconceptions surrounding constitutional law led to its spread? Snopes’ Alex Kasprak has the answers. Read More FYI: We’ve Got a New Look As we supercharge Snopes for 2020, we’re taking some time to revamp the look and feel of the Snopes Debunker. You may see some visual changes over the course of the next few issues, but rest assured — it will still deliver the same fact checks and latest news you trust. To keep the fact checks coming, please take a moment to add community@snopes.com to your Address Book or Contacts. Fact Checks Did Kamala Harris Call Joe Biden a Racist? Following the announcement of Biden's 2020 running mate choice, critics seized on a past exchange between him and the U.S. senator. ❌ False Did 3 States Pull CNN’s Broadcasting License? A routine review of content labeled satire. 🎭 Labeled Satire Was ‘Born Basic Anti-Bac’ Hand Sanitizer Recalled in the US? The FDA has a long — and growing — list of recalled brands of hand sanitizers. ✅ True Did Louisiana High Court Uphold Black Man’s Life Sentence For Stealing Hedge Clippers? An attempted burglary that occurred more than 20 years ago got rolled into a life sentence under a state law. ✅ ❌ Mixture Could People Be Jailed, Fined for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine in US? Even without a COVID-19 vaccine yet available, readers asked whether individuals who refused one could face criminal penalties. ✅ True Is COVID-19 a Bacterial Infection Easily Cured with Aspirin? An aspirin a day will not keep the COVID-19 away. ❌ False View Latest Fact Checks The Truth Never Looked So Good Buy a Snopes T-shirt and support our fact-checking efforts. Buy Now News In Pizza We Trust? How Some T-Shirts Got (Falsely) Linked to Pedophilia The internet continued to serve reheated pizzagate conspiracy theories in 2020. Read More Study Finds Coronavirus Lockdown Will Have ‘Negligible’ Impact on Climate Overall, even a lengthy lockdown will have a surprisingly small impact on the global climate. Read More Trump Congratulates QAnon Supporter Greene on Georgia Win President Donald Trump tweeted support for congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene, a supporter of the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory who’s been criticized for racist comments, following her Republican primary victory in Georgia. Read More Media Mogul Sumner Redstone Dies at 97 Under his watch, Viacom became one of the nation's media titans, home to MTV, Comedy Central, and Paramount Pictures. Read More Ilhan Omar Wins Primary Against Well-Funded Challenger In 2018, Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota became one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress. She seeks a second term in November. Read More Man Shot Near White House Had Shouted Threats A man shot and wounded by a uniformed Secret Service officer, prompting President Donald Trump to be abruptly escorted out of a briefing room during a news conference, had been threatening to kill people near the White House. Read More

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Staff Pick ​ Did U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris’ Ancestor Own Slaves in Jamaica? Based on an article written by the 2020 presidential Democratic primary candidate's father, right-leaning opponents dove head-first into an ill-judged attack on her. Read More