Trending Posts Share with X Pennsylvania Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro is claiming to be absent from the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC).

🚨 Obama and Biden will likely drop out of the Democratic National Convention before Harris accepts the nomination.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro will not be attending the Democratic National Convention at all, as will Senator John Fetterman and others.

Don't believe their “one big happy communist family” nonsense this week.

Like Kamala, it's all a big scam

— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) August 19, 2024

Verdict: False

This claim is false: Multiple sources, including the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, have suggested that Shapiro attended the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

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Shapiro is scheduled to deliver a primetime speech on August 21, the third day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Pen LiveAccording to the media, prior to his speech, Shapiro endorsed Pennsylvania's 178 delegates to 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz.

X's post, which has been viewed more than 500,000 times at the time of writing, claims that Shapiro will skip the Democratic National Convention in 2024. “Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro will not be attending the Democratic National Convention at all,” the post reads. The post, which was shared by conservative commentator Monica Crowley, does not provide any sources to back up its claim.

This claim is false. Pittsburgh Post-GazetteShapiro will attend the 2024 Democratic National Convention and urge delegates from several states, including Florida and Arkansas, to vote for Harris-Waltz as his candidate.

Similarly, The Israel Times, In an interview on the first day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Shapiro denied allegations that anti-Semitism influenced Harris' decision not to choose him as her running mate. “I want to be very clear: anti-Semitism had nothing to do with my conversations with the vice president. Not at all,” he said, according to the outlet. Jewish Telegraphic Agency The paper also reported on Shapiro's comments, suggesting they were made at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. (Related: Did Kamala Harris mock “Trump supporters” and the Constitution in a post?)

Additionally, Bloomberg reporter Josh Wingrove wrote: photograph Shapiro speaks to the labor caucus at the 2024 Democratic National Convention on August 19.

“Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro is speaking to the Labor Caucus at the Democratic National Convention. 'I'm always on your side,' Shapiro says. 'In Pennsylvania, we respect the union way of life. Tell me who else respects the union way of life? Kamala Harris and Tim Walz,” Wingrove wrote.

Governor Shapiro of Pennsylvania is addressing the Labor Caucus here at the Democratic National Convention.

“I'm always on your side,” Shapiro said. “In Pennsylvania, we respect the union way of life, and if anyone else respects the union way of life, it's Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.” pic.twitter.com/Sh9dHiKnn5

— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) August 19, 2024

Similarly, Check Your Fact There is no reliable news coverage To back up the claim that Shapiro will miss the 2024 Democratic National Convention, the opposite is true. Top Stories Shapiro was reported to be attending the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Not displayed Spoke publicly Claim.

Check Your Facts has reached out to Shapiro's office for comment.