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Project 2025

Is Trump behind Project 2025? What he’s said about the plan

Elections

Viral image of Ryan Reynolds in Kamala Harris t-shirt is fake

The image of Ryan Reynolds appears to be created with artificial intelligence. Reynolds has not yet publicly endorsed a candidate in the 2024 presidential election.
Elections

Trump’s claim that Kamala Harris didn’t pass bar exam is misleading

Vice President Kamala Harris failed the bar exam, required to practice law, on her first attempt but passed on her second try.
Business

No, Netflix didn’t donate $7 million to Kamala Harris’ campaign

Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings made a personal donation of $7 million to a super PAC supporting Harris but the company itself did not.
Business

Kamala Harris' campaign did not get a $7 million donation from Netflix

Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings made a personal donation of $7 million to a super PAC supporting Harris but the company itself did not.
Elections

Yes, Georgia launched a voter registration cancellation website

Critics worry that bad actors could use the new web portal to cancel other people’s voter registrations without consent.
Social Media

Kamala Harris campaign ad shared by Elon Musk is not real

Elon Musk shared a manipulated parody video of a Kamala Harris campaign ad that uses generative AI to mimic the vice president’s voice.
Elections

Kamala Harris campaign ad shared by Elon Musk is not real

Elon Musk shared a video that appears to be a Vice President Kamala Harris presidential campaign ad on X, but it uses AI audio. It’s a manipulated parody video
Project 2025

What we can VERIFY about Trump’s connections to Project 2025

Former President Donald Trump has not publicly endorsed Project 2025 by name and has tried to distance himself from the plan. But he has multiple connections to it.
Elections

Yes, VP Kamala Harris can certify the election results even if she’s a presidential candidate

The vice president can still oversee the counting of Electoral College votes if they are a presidential candidate. It’s happened multiple times throughout history.
Donald Trump

Yes, Trump did tell an audience ‘you won’t have to vote anymore’ if he is reelected

Several VERIFY readers asked if the former president really told a group of Christian conservatives they wouldn’t have to vote anymore if he wins. That’s true.
Elections

Yes, VP Kamala Harris is allowed to use Biden’s campaign funds in her bid for president

Harris is allowed to use the money Biden has raised for her presidential bid because the two of them share a campaign account, campaign finance experts say.