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Kamala Harris forgot to plug in her earphones in staged photo?!

Claim : Kamala Harris forgot to plug in her earphones in staged photo!

On 29 September 2024, Kamala Harris’ office released a photo of the Vice President being briefed by FEMA on Hurricane Helene, which the statement:

I was just briefed by @FEMA_Deanne Criswell on the latest developments about the ongoing impacts of Hurricane Helene. We also discussed our Administration’s continued actions to support emergency response and recovery.

I also spoke with @NC_Governor Cooper about the ongoing rescue and recovery efforts in North Carolina.

Our Administration will continue to stay in constant contact with state and local officials to ensure communities have the support and resources they need.

Doug and my thoughts are with all those who lost loved ones and those whose homes, businesses, and communities were damaged or destroyed during this disaster.

Some people quickly claimed or suggested that she staged / faked the photo, and forgot to plug in her earphones!

Donald J. Trump : Another FAKE and STAGED photo from someone who has no clue what she is doing. You have to plug the cord into the phone for it to work! Biden and Harris abandoned Americans in Afghanistan. They sacrificed Americans to an Open Border, and now, they have left Americans to drown in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and elsewhere in the South. Under this Administration, Americans always come last, because we have “leaders” who have no idea how to lead!

Laura Loomer : @KamalaHarris is pretending to write on a piece of blank paper and is pretending to listen to a call from FEMA about Hurricane Helene, but her headphones aren’t even plugged into her phone!!

Oh my god. 😯😯 Kamala Harris is literally Retarded.

Collin Rugg : She is so busy writing on her paper with nothing on it that she forgot to plug in her headphones. Very common mistake!

Brian Craig : ANOTHER PHOTO-OP FAKE: Kamala Harris Pretends to Be Briefed on Hurricane Helene Damages But Her Earphones Are Not Attached to the Phone

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Truth : Kamala Harris did not forget to plug in her earphones in staged photo!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news created about Kamala Harris, and here are the reasons why…

Apple removed iPhone audio port in 2016

First, let me just point out that Apple removed the audio port from the iPhone, with the release of iPhone 7 in September 2016 – 8 years ago.

The phone on the table appears to have an action button, and is either an iPhone 15 or an iPhone 16 – both of which lack any audio port to plug in a pair of wired earphones.

If Kamala Harris was using that iPhone to speak to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, she would either use a USB Type C to 3.5 mm dongle to connect to her wired earphones, or used it in speaker mode.

There was no wire connected to the phone

Some fact checkers have countered, claiming that the white earphone cable was connected to the phone. That’s not possible, as the iPhone 15/16 does not have an audio port – as I pointed out above.

The white “cable” is actually reflected light off the aluminium frame of the table, which has an elevated lip to prevent items from sliding off.

Kamala Harris is likely using a different phone

Kamala Harris is likely using a second, different phone, because she has been observed using wired earphones with a black rectangular phone (example), and the earphones connected to its bottom left.

That rules out any iPhone (even with a USB dongle). It would almost certainly be an Android smartphone with a 3.5 mm audio port on the lower left side, likely the Samsung Galaxy A52, or the Nokia G60. It is also possible, even likely, that she’s using a custom-designed phone for secure communications.

In any case, if she was listening to Deanne Criswell on her wired earphones, the phone they are connected to is not visible in that photo, and is most likely on her lap, or perhaps even in her pocket.

Papers on table were likely blurred or edited

Kamala Harris was also mocked for apparently writing nothing on a blank piece of paper. However, it is likely that the photo was edited to blur or remove all visible text on the papers.

If you look closely at the photo, you will notice that the paper in the foreground and even the paper napkin was blurred out. This was likely done for PR / security reasons.

After all, who can forget the staged October 2020 photo op at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in which then President Donald Trump was caught signing his name on a piece of blank paper with a marker pen.

This is just political fake news

Ultimately, this is yet another example of political fake news surrounding the upcoming 2024 US Presidential election. Here are some other examples I fact checked recently:

As the 2024 US Presidential election draws close, you can expect more of such fake news to appear, so be wary and skeptical!

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Judge Merchan blocked Donald Trump from Barron’s graduation?!

Claim : Judge Merchan Blocked Donald Trump From Barron’s Graduation!

People are suddenly claiming or suggesting that WEF founder Klaus Schwab was hospitalised late last night, and may be dead.

Eric Trump : Judge Merchan is truly heartless in not letting a father attend his son’s graduation

Sebastian Gorka DrG : Judge tells Trump he cannot attend Barron’s graduation, and that he will be arrested if he misses a day in court.

Collin Rugg : NEW: Donald Trump confirms that New York Judge Juan Merchan said he won’t be able to attend his son Barron Trump’s graduation.

Trump also said the judge won’t let him attend a hearing before the Supreme Court.

“It’s a political witch hunt… we are not going to be given a fair trial.”

“It is perfect for the radical left Democrats. That’s exactly what they want. This is about election interference. That’s all it’s about.”

Earlier in the day, Forbes reported that Merchan stated that his decision on whether or not Trump can go to Barron’s graduation “depends on if we are on time and where we are in the trial.”

Terrence K. Williams : 😡I never thought I would disrespect a Judge but F**** Justice Juan M. Merchan

This man is the Devil! He said Trump is not allowed to go to his sons graduation

Barron Trump needs his father at his graduation! They are hurting Barron by doing this. Crossing the Line.

The Judges daughter worked for Kamala Campaign. ELECTION INTERFERENCE

RT or Tag any Republican from the @HouseGOP & @SenateGOP and tell them it’s time to play Dirty!

NO MORE PLAYING BY THE RULES
Don’t wait for evidence, just go after every Democrat and ruin their names and reputation!

That’s what they are doing to TRUMP and all of us for absolutely no reason #TrumpTrial

Laura Loomer : 🚨President Trump just released a new statement following Day 1 of his Trial in NYC. Today Judge Merchan said President Trump can’t go to his son Barron’s high school graduation and that he will have President Trump arrested if he doesn’t show up for court.

Judge Merchan is an evil man.

DC_Draino : Leftist NYC Judge won’t allow President Trump to attend Barron’s high school graduation This is going to backfire huge The American people are sick of this Marxist tyranny

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Truth : Judge Merchan Has Not Blocked Donald Trump From Barron’s Graduation… Yet

This appears to be yet another example of fake news circulating online, and here are the reasons why…

Fact #1 : Juan Merchan Said Trump Could Possibly Attend Graduation

Let me start by simply pointing out that New York Judge Juan Merchan has not ruled on whether Donald Trump can skip the trial to attend Barron Trump’s graduation ceremony.

On Monday, April 15, Judge Merchan said that he received requests from Donald Trump’s attorneys for the former president to miss the trial on May 17, to attend his son’s graduation from the Oxbridge Academy. They also asked for the trial to be adjourned on June 3, as one of Trump’s attorneys wanted to attend their son’s graduation.

Judge Merchan explained that he could not rule at this time, because it would depend on whether the trial was running on schedule. In fact, Judge Merchan said that it’s possible that he might adjourn the case, and allow Donald Trump and his lawyer to attend their sons’ graduation!

If everything is going according to schedule then I’m sure we’ll be able to adjourn for one or both of those days.

But if we’re running behind schedule we will not be able to. It really depends on if we are on time and where we are in the trial.

To be clear – Judge Juan Merchan did not say that Donald Trump is not allowed to attend Barron Trump’s graduation. He has not made that determination yet, and he left open the possibility that he might allow Donald Trump to attend his son’s graduation.

Fact #2 : Donald Trump Did Not Say He Cannot Attend Barron’s Graduation

Even more damning – Donald Trump himself did not say that he won’t be able to attend Barron Trump’s graduation. This was what he posted in his Truth Social post, with the relevant part in bold:

Who will explain for me, to my wonderful son, Barron, who is a GREAT Student at a fantastic School, that his Dad will likely not be allowed to attend his Graduation Ceremony

As you can see – Donald Trump himself only said that he will “likely not be allowed” to attend Barron’s graduation ceremony. He never actually said that Judge Juan Merchan told him he could not attend his son’s graduation.

Later in his Truth Social post, he said that the judged was “preventing me from proudly attending” his son’s graduation. But that was only because Judge Juan Merchan would not rule on the matter yet.

Fact #3 : Donald Trump Not Required To Attend Supreme Court Hearing

Judge Juan Merchan only refused to allow Donald Trump to go to the Supreme Court on April 25 for oral arguments related to his claim of presidential immunity.

That’s because Donald Trump is not required to be present for the oral arguments at the Supreme Court, whereas he is required to attend the New York court for his criminal case, as Judge Merchan pointed out to Trump attorney Todd Blanche:

Your client is a criminal defendant in New York County Supreme Court. He’s required to be here. He is not required to be in the Supreme Court.

As Donald Trump was not required to attend the oral arguments at the Supreme Court, there was no reason for Judge Merchan to grant him another delay.

Fact #4 : Melania Was Allegedly Pregnant During Trump’s Affair

Ironically, this Barron Trump graduation controversy comes at the start of the case that revolved around not one, but two affairs, Donald Trump allegedly had during Melania’s pregnancy, and after she gave birth to Barron Trump, as Ron Filipkowski pointed out:

Trump is crying about supposedly having to miss Barron’s graduation when the state is introducing evidence that he was having an affair with a Playboy model the entire time Melania was pregnant. And that was before Stormy.

While Judge Merchan agreed to allow prosecutors to introduce evidence of that alleged affair with Playboy model Karen McDougal, he blocked “bringing up that the defendant’s wife was pregnant and this went on and even after she gave birth“.

Perhaps it might not be a good idea for Donald Trump to attend his son’s graduation after all, as it could embarrass his son in front of his classmates…