Janet Jackson is speaking about the upcoming U.S. presidential election — and repeating a false claim about Vice President Kamala Harris.
When asked about her thoughts on Harris, 59, possibly becoming the first Black woman to be elected president, the Grammy winner, 58, told The Guardian that she "heard" the vice president is "not Black."
"Well, you know what they supposedly said? She's not Black. That's what I heard. That she's Indian," Jackson told the U.K. outlet.
Although Guardian journalist Nosheen Iqbal pushed back against Jackson's claim, which has been circulated by former president Donald Trump and right-wing political pundits, the singer said of Harris, "Her father's White."
"That's what I was told. I mean, I haven't watched the news in a few days," Jackson continued. "I was told that they discovered her father was White."
Jackson also said she isn't sure if "America is ready" for a woman of color as a president, as The Guardian put it.
"I don’t know," she said. "Honestly, I don’t want to answer that because I really, truthfully, don’t know. I think either way it goes is going to be mayhem."
"I think there might be mayhem," Jackson added. "Either way it goes, but we’ll have to see."
Reports from outlets including CNN, the Associated Press and Reuters have proven false these claims about Harris' race and ethnicity.
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