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LIVE: Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ NABJ interview in Philadelphia
LIVE: Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ NABJ interview in Philadelphia — Poynter
PolitiFact is live fact-checking Vice President Kamala Harris’ panel interview in Philadelphia hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists.
TheGrio’s Gerren Keith Gaynor, Politico’s Eugene Daniels and WHYY’s Tonya Mosley will interview the Democratic presidential nominee at 2:30 p.m. ET, Sept. 17, 2024. The interview will be streamed on the NABJ’s social media and WHYY’s platforms.
PolitiFact fact-checks politicians across the political spectrum. We previously fact-checked former President Donald Trump’s July 31 appearance at the NABJ Convention and Career Fair.
Follow our live fact-checking here on our website and across our social media channels, including Threads, TikTok and X (formerly Twitter), with the hashtag #NABJfactcheck.
To suggest a claim for us to fact-check from Harris’ interview, email or text it to (727) 382-4727, and we’ll investigate.
This live fact check was originally published by PolitiFact, which is part of the Poynter Institute.
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