A new fake advert appeared on the streets of Philadelphia on Monday showing Vice President Kamala Harris in an Eagles uniform holding a football, with “KAMALA” in bold letters above the tagline “Official candidate of the Philadelphia Eagles.”
The NFL team confirmed that the news is a fake.The city claimed the posters were acts of vandalism at bus stops and the company responsible for advertising at the stops says they were forcibly placed.
We are aware counterfeit political ads are being circulated and are working with our advertising partner to have them removed,” the Eagles said in a statement posted to social media.
NBC Philadelphia reported spotting at least six of the counterfeit ads around the city before they were taken down later on Monday. It is unclear who was responsible for them.
The fake also included a link to Philadelphiaeagles.com/vote, which is a real but nonpartisan site listing important election dates and resources for voter registration.
The statement noted that while the ad boxes are locked to prevent vandalism, people sometimes manage to unlock them and insert unauthorized material.
The Eagles and Intersection had nothing to do with the creation or posting of this unauthorized copy and Intersection staff will be removing the ads as soon as possible, report says.
It was not a digital breach; whomever is responsible for the illegally placed posters, broke into the securely covered shelter ad space and somehow put the posters in the space.
