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stated on August 27, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“Hollywood actor Kurt Russell just said: ‘It is now proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt that Kamala Harris and Joe Biden CHEATED in the 2020 election with mail-in ballots.’”
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Kurt Russell, a cast member in "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters," poses at a photocall for the Apple TV+ streaming series at the London Hotel, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP)
By Caleb McCulloughAugust 30, 2024
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There is no record Russell has said anything about there being 2020 election fraud.
The only sources for this claim are anonymous social media accounts.
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Social media accounts are attributing another fake quote to actor Kurt Russell.
Former Arizona congressional candidate Josh Barnett shared a post on Instagram that attributed a quote to Russell claiming "beyond a shadow of a doubt" that President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win was fraudulent. Barnett ran in the 2022 Republican primary to represent Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.
The post, which is a screenshot of a post on X, read: "Hollywood Actor Kurt Russell just said: ‘It is now proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt that Kamala Harris and Joe Biden CHEATED in the 2020 election with mail-in ballots.’" Barnett captioned the post, "Fact check: TRUE."
This post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads.)
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“Nowhere on her birth certificate does it say that she is BLACK OR AFRICAN. … Kamala Harris is NOT black and never has been.”
We reviewed news stories, interviews and Russell’s social media accounts and found no evidence that Russell ever said that. We contacted a representative for Russell about the claim but did not immediately hear back.
It’s not the first time online posts have falsely attributed words to Russell or taken them out of context.
We rate the claim that Russell said Harris and Biden "cheated" in the 2020 election False.
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