Video of Kamala Harris manipulated to include anti-vaccine message
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- Published on November 9, 2021 at 20:06
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- By Claire SAVAGE, AFP USA
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"'Virtually everyone who is in the hospital sick with Covid-19...is vaccinated' - V.P. Kamala Harris," says a November 7, 2021 tweet with a video of the vice president appearing to say those words.
More tweets with the clip -- part of a trend of inaccurate information about Covid-19 vaccines spreading across the internet -- appeared here and here.
But the video has been edited to make it seem that Harris undermined her call for Americans to get the shots. There is a brief cut in the clip as she appears to say the word "vaccinated," and her actual remarks make clear that she delivered the opposite message.
"Virtually every person who is in the hospital sick with Covid-19 right now is unvaccinated," Harris said, according to White House footage that shows her at a vaccine mobilization event in Detroit, Michigan, on July 12, 2021. Both the background and her clothing match those in the altered clip.
The transcript of the event on the White House website includes the same wording.
Videos seen on C-SPAN and local media also matched the White House footage and transcript.
US health authorities say that Covid-19 shots are safe and effective, and recommend that all eligible Americans get vaccinated.
AFP Fact Check has debunked other inaccurate claims about vaccines here.
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