In November 2024, the Internet was a viral on which the US presidential candidate was talking on the phone with the voter, but the camera application was open on the smartphone screen. According to large Telegram channels and the media, this video proves: there was no call. We checked the reliability of such publications.
On November 6, shortly after the completion of voting in the US elections, a 13-second video was widely dispersed over the Internet, in which President Kamal Kharris communicates by phone with the voter. He says that he had already voted for politics. Harris thanks the supporter and shows the screen of the device on which at that time the camera was opened. Users who distribute the video claim: in this way, Harris, unintentional confirmed that there was no conversation, and she only portrayed communication with the voter. Some on the basis of the video even conclude that the entire election campaign of the candidate was built on a lie.
November 5 took place The main voting day in the election of the US president. The post of head of state was claimed by the current vice-president of the country of Kamal Harris from the Democratic Party and ex-president Donald Trump from the Republican. Although officially the results of the election Not yet summed up, victory, according to preliminary data, won Trump, secured by the support of the necessary 270 members of the board of electors. The day after the closure of the plots of Harris Recognized The defeat said that she called her opponent, congratulated him and promised to contribute to the peaceful transfer of power.
The spreading video in which Harris is talking to the voter is genuine. It was published by the largest American television channels, news agencies and other media, for example NBC, PBC, Associated Press, Forbes And Republic World. Video clip Filmed On elections day, November 5, in the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in Washington. Harris came there to support the volunteers and help them call voters.
Telephone agitation (Phone Banking) is a common practice in the USA. Employees of the headquarters or volunteers supporting a certain candidate or party call voters to tell about the election program, collect data about their opinions and preferences, as well as encourage them to vote. Calls Continue And directly on the day of the election, to remind you of the need to come to the site. This is what, apparently, that the volunteers who came to help Harris did.
In the video, the candidate is talking with voters on the iPhone smartphone. The phones of this brand allow you to call someone and take pictures at the same time-in the user manual manufacturers Checkthat during the call you can use any other application. Also, with a more careful viewing of the video, it can be seen that as soon as Harris takes the phone from the ear, the gadget's screen is darkened, and the camera application opens after a couple of seconds. Such a dimming is characteristic of an iPhone working in a phone call or listening to audio messages - a device Equipped The sensor, which determines when the phone is brought to the ear, and turns off the touch screen. If you try to bring the device with the camera turned on to the face, but without a call, it will continue to work in the shooting mode, and the sensor is not activated.
Screenshots of the viral video
Although the video is genuine, it cannot be proof that Harris fabricated the call. The American media published much longerthan users of social networks and Telegram channels, videos, and they can see that the politician really talked with several voters at once, and volunteers were given the phones.
For example, in the video on the Forbes Breaking News YouTube channel shows how the vice president approaches activists and offers to “intercept” their current calls. Since Harris was accompanied by journalists, their microphones were able to partially record votes of voters. For example, at the mark 03:09 You can hear how the interlocutor thanks the policy for her activity. Shortly before, Harris turns during a conversation to the camera so that You can see Open call application with an included speaker. The same scene repeated And closer to the end of the video.
Forbes Breaking News
Initially cropped video with misleading comments spread in the English -language segment of the social network X. In particular, it was published by Trump's supports @EndwokeNess (33.6 million views), @libsoftiktok (30 million) and @Ravsalerts (6 million), as well as a conservative publication Townhall and (on YouTube) tabloid The New York Post. The video is accompanied by signatures: the application of the camera on the iPhone allegedly included at the time of the call is evidence that the conversation with the voter was staged. According to bloggers, it is impossible to simultaneously talk on the phone and open the camera so that it works. “Everything related to Kamal Harris is a fake and a staging,” the user @libsoftiktok sums up based on his false conclusion.
Screenshot of post in X
Thus, the video that spreads in social networks cannot be proof that Harris spent his call to the voter on the day of the US president. The Apple smartphone, which the politician used, is able to simultaneously be in the call mode and open the camera application. From a more complete version of the video, it follows that during a visit to the volunteers of her election campaign, Harris really talked on the phone with several voters.
