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Claim: Birtherism: Kamala Harris “is not eligible to hold the office of president” because her parents were non-citizens.
Birtherism is back, it seems, now that support is coalescing around Vice President Kamala for the Democratic presidential nomination after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed her.
“Unless proven with court documents at the time of Kamala’s birth, her parents were not U.S. citizens,” said text under a copy of Harris’ birth certificate shared July 21 on Instagram. “They were foreign students. At the time of her birth, she was the daughter of non-citizens. This makes her an anchor baby. She is not eligible to hold the office of president.”
We found similar claims shared on other social media platforms following Biden’s July 21 announcement.
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Jeff Cercone is a staff writer for PolitiFact. He has previously worked as a content editor for the Chicago Tribune and for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
