THE US PRESIDENTIAL race has been a hotbed of misinformation, with numerous falsehoods about both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump swirling in recent weeks.
This week, more claims have focused on Harris – the Democrats’ candidate – including a fake news story that she was involved in a hit-an-run incident that paralysed a child and misinformation that she has faked being black and has dressed in communist attire.
These claims are all false.
A fake news story widely shared on social media in recent days claims that “Kamala Harris hit a 13-year-old girl with a car and left the crime scene”.
However, the story is not true and the supposed ‘radio station’ that broke it, KBSF San Francisco News, does not exist despite appearing to be legitimate.
The website for the ‘station’ has a stylish logo and video animations, but is a fake news operation, similar to others which have been recorded spreading disinformation during previous political campaigns.
The website appears to have been taken offline after publishing the story on 2 September, and its domain was registered through a company called namecheap.com around two weeks ago.
The story about Harris claimed that the current US vice president drove the wrong way down a San Francisco street and hit a 13-year-old child, permanently destroying her ability to walk. It further alleged that Harris used threats to cover the incident up.
However, the article contained several inconsistencies including variations on the...
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