Post Shared by X The Atlantic claims it published an article calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to steal the election.
The Atlantic quickly changed its headline after Kamala said, “We may have to steal the election.”https://t.co/JoBG86Fegs pic.twitter.com/zEblPqR5e0
— The People’s Audit – Kris Jurski (@thepeoplesaudit) October 15, 2024
Verdict: False
The article heading was not changed. The original article’s headline remained, and The Atlantic did not publish the article calling for Harris to steal the election.
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Social media users have been sharing screenshots of a purported Atlantic article titled “Harris may need to steal the election to save democracy.”
“The Atlantic quickly changed its headline after Kamala said, ‘We may need to steal the election,'” one user wrote. (Related: Did 21 million people enter the US under the Biden-Harris administration?)
This claim is false. Check Your Fact checked the Atlantic’s website and found no such article. An extensive internet search yielded no results.
Anna Bross, a spokeswoman for The Atlantic, confirmed in an email to Check Your Fact that the claims were false and that “The Atlantic has never published such an article.”
“Fake headlines distort Atlantic article It was published on October 6, 2021, with the headline ‘Kamala Harris may have to stop stealing,”’ Bross said.
The post claims that The Atlantic changed the headline, but this claim lacks evidence. check the facts archived screenshot When I read the article in question, I saw that it was titled “What Happens If Kamala Harris Doesn’t Stop Stealing?” Original publication date October 6, 2021.
Bloss also pointed to the statement “Please check your facts.” released The Atlantic’s website further denied that such an article had been published. The statement also said that “fabricated Atlantic headlines are being circulated on social with increasing frequency.”
“Many of these images are low-resolution, crudely forged, and some contain hateful language. They attempt to misinform and manipulate those they encounter. Many of these posts have been widely shared by individuals with large followings, including elected officials,” the statement said.
