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Live fact-checking Kamala Harris’ MSNBC interview with Stephanie Ruhle

By Louis Jacobson
September 25, 2024
By Matthew Crowley
September 25, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, did an interview in Pittsburgh with Stephanie Ruhle starting at 7 p.m. ET on Sept. 25 on MSNBC. 

The interview is Harris’ first one-on-one network interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee. She and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, did a joint interview Aug. 29 on CNN. 

Harris has been on PolitiFact’s Truth-O-Meter 57 times. See her scorecard.

PolitiFact is fact-checking claims and providing context during the Sept. 25 event. 

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