No, Kamala Harris did not pay The Shade Room to interview her

Vice President Kamala Harris discussed her plan to increase economic opportunities for Black men during an Oct. 14 interview with The Shade Room, a celebrity news platform. A viral post claimed that the appearance came with a price. 

“Kamala Harris CAUGHT PAYING OFF popular social media page @/TheShadeRoom for perceived support amongst black voters according to LEAK,” an Instagram post’s caption read.

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The post does not specify where the “leak” came from or what it said. We contacted the account that posted the claim to ask for evidence, but received no response.

Angie Nwandu, The Shade Room’s founder, told PolitiFact that Harris’ campaign did not pay for the interview.

“That is false. The interview was granted based on a prior relationship that was built over the last four years,” Nwandu said.

We searched Google and the Nexis news database for reports on a leak revealing Harris paid to be on The Shade Room, but found no credible results.

We rate the claim that Harris paid The Shade Room to interview her “for perceived support amongst black voters” False.