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    Meme Uses Deceptions to Accuse Harris of ‘Lies’

    by Angelo Fichera Jul 05, 2019 4 minutes
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    A viral meme uses erroneous claims about Sen. Kamala Harris’ schooling and race to accuse the Democratic presidential candidate of “lies.”

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    A popular Facebook meme takes aim at Sen. Kamala Harris by distorting the facts in order to accuse the California Democrat of “lies.”

    In a numbered list, the meme wrongly asserts the 2020 presidential candidate has been untruthful about her race and about her schooling in Berkeley, California. It also accuses her of lying about the music she listened to in college.

    We’ll first start by addressing the false claim that Harris “wasn’t in berkley [sic] during segregation..she was in school in Canada at that time.”

    Harris has talked about her experience being bused to school in Berkeley,.

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