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FACT CHECK: Threads Post Falsely Claims Kamala Harris Is Using Nazi Slogan, ‘Strength Through Joy’ For Her Campaign

Posts Share in thread Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris is allegedly using the Nazi slogan “Strength Through Joy” during her 2024 presidential campaign.

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Verdict: False

The slogan does not appear on Harris' 2024 campaign website or on any of her verified social media accounts, and there is no other evidence to back up the claim.

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Harris recently raised $82 million at the Democratic National Convention. USA TodayThe outlet said Harris has raised $540 million since launching her 2024 presidential campaign.

According to a Threads post, Harris is using the Nazi slogan “Strong Through Joy” in her 2024 presidential campaign: “Strong Through Joy was a slogan of the Nazi party. [It is also] With Kamala Harris [the] “It's the slogan of the Democratic National Convention. They're not even trying to hide it,” the post said, without including any sources to back up the claim. Also distributed in Xis a social media platform formerly known as Twitter, which has garnered over 9,000 views as of this writing.

This claim is false. The slogan Harris' 2024 campaign website To her too Verified Social media accountAdditionally, Harris' running mate, Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz, said: Not yet Publicly used slogan.

Similarly, Check Your Fact There is no reliable news coverage To back up the claim, the opposite is true. August 26th, Reuters “The allegations are false and there is no evidence that Harris used a Nazi slogan during the 2024 presidential election,” Reuters said. Snopes He also denied the allegations. (Related article: Did Kamala Harris withdraw from the September 4 debate?)

According to Wikipedia“Strength Through Joy” was the slogan of Kraft durch Freude, a Nazi-run leisure organization in Nazi Germany.

While the claims made in the thread are false, joy has been a theme of Harris' campaign.[ed] He called the Democratic candidate a “joyful warrior.” Associated Press.

Check Your Fact has reached out to a spokesperson for Harris for comment.