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  • Fact Check: Altered video appears to show President Joe Biden calling a child “sexy.” He didn’t.

    A recent video declares President Joe Biden “thee stupidest president” for getting caught on video telling a child, “You’re one sexy kid.”

    Biden then appears to caution the child not to “tell mommy what I told you.” 

    But the video has been altered.

    An Oct. 11 Instagram post sharing it 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 and Instagram.)

    In the original video, shared on TikTok in June, he tells a child a woman is holding, “Let me whisper you a secret,” and then says, “Don’t tell mommy what I told you.” 

    Biden had signed an executive order June 9 at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, related to economic security for military families. He was surrounded by people.

    In response to someone asking on TikTok what Biden said, the video’s poster wrote: “I don’t think he told him anything because I didn’t hear him say anything I think he just pretended to say something.” 

    We rate claims that Biden was recorded calling a child “sexy” Pants on Fire!



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  • Nicolas Hague, Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks

    SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks game on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights carried with it all the pomp and circumstance — and the hope – that’s usually associated with a season-opener.

    But with the Sharks in the depths of a rebuild, and the Golden Knights seeking a second straight Stanley Cup, perhaps it was only a matter of time before the game started to tilt in a certain direction.

    Nicolas Hague and Nicolas Roy scored 53 seconds apart late in the second period, breaking a tie and helping the Golden Knights earn a 4-1 win over the Sharks before an announced sellout crowd of 17,435 at SAP Center.

    The two teams were tied 1-1 when Hague scored at the 18:31 mark of the second period, and Roy added another goal 36 seconds before intermission as the Sharks were put into a hole they couldn’t escape.

    Brayden Pachal also scored for the Golden Knights.

    Filip Zadina scored at the 17:48 mark of the first period for the Sharks’ only goal. Goalie Kaapo Kahkonen made xx saves in the loss.

    The Sharks are beginning the year with a vastly different roster than one that finished last season with a dismal 22-44-16 record. Of the 23 players on the Sharks’ active roster right now, eight are new to the organization as Mike Grier continued his team’s extreme makeover in his second full season as general manager.

    The new faces include forwards Zadina, Mike Hoffman, Anthony Duclair, Mikael Granlund and Givani Smith, defensemen Kyle Burroughs and Jan Rutta and goalie Mackenzie Blackwood. Zadina, Smith, Burroughs and Blackwood were all signed as free agents, with Hoffman, Granlund and Rutta brought in as part of the trade that saw reigning Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson shipped to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

    Despite the changes, oddsmakers and prognosticators are not optimistic that the Sharks can improve upon last season’s record. In fact, some expect the Sharks to have the worst record in the NHL, and therefore the best chance to own the No. 1 overall pick for the 2024 NHL Draft.

    That didn’t mean much to Sharks coach David Quinn, of course.

    “I want to see an honest effort physically and mentally,” Quinn said. “One of the things that we need to do night in and night out is earn respect. One of two things happen every time you show up here and you go on the rink. You’re either going to earn a little respect, or you’re going to lose a little respect and for us, it’s about gaining respect.

    “When you play with the right intentions, you usually gain respect.”

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  • Why PFAs Invest Pension Funds In Federal Government Bonds

    Nigeria’s pension fund landscape is witnessing a robust investment strategy as Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) diligently allocate pension fund assets to Federal Government bonds and other eligible securities.

    This approach adheres to the guiding principles of pension fund investments set forth by the Pension Reform Act 2014 (PRA 2014). As of August 31, 2023, Nigeria’s total pension assets under management amounted to an impressive N17.29 trillion.

    Pension fund assets in Nigeria are managed by licensed PFAs and safeguarded by Pension Fund Custodians (PFCs) in line with the provisions of the PRA 2014.

    The primary guiding principle of investing pension funds is to ensure safety and maintenance of fair returns, with a prohibition on borrowing or lending pension fund assets.

    The allowable instruments for investing pension funds, as outlined by the PRA 2014, include bonds, Sukuk, Treasury Bills, and other securities issued by the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), or their respective agencies.

    Additionally, Special Purpose Vehicles and Companies created or owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria are eligible, provided these securities are guaranteed by the CBN or the Federal Government.

    Other allowable instruments for investment of pension funds include State Government Securities, Corporate Bonds, Money Market Instruments, Equities, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Infrastructure Bonds, Private Equity and Venture Capital as well as Open-End and Closed-End Funds.

    At the end of August 2023, Nigeria’s pension assets increased by N530.79 billion (3.17%) from June 2023. Out of the net pension asset of N17.29 trillion, N11.47 trillion is invested in Federal Government Securities. This comprises N10.99 trillion in Federal Government Bonds, N211.77 billion in Federal Government Treasury Bills, N11.02 billion in Agency Bonds (Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company), N154.76 billion in Sukuk Bonds, and N98.55 billion in Green Bonds.
    The remaining investments are in money market instruments, corporate debt securities, quoted equities and other asset classes.

    In line with global best practice, Federal Government Securities are considered safe and are usually a significant portion of pension fund investments. In Nigeria, Federal Government Bonds are considered the safest investment in the domestic debt market due to their backing by the ‘full faith and credit’ of the Federal Government. They are deemed risk-free, ensuring certainty in interest and principal payments.

    Furthermore, the interest income earned from these bonds is tax exempt. Since the establishment of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), the Federal Government has consistently met its obligation to repay pension funds invested in its bonds along with all accrued interests, without any defaults.

    It is important to clarify that investments in Federal Government securities are not direct loans to the government; PFAs have the liberty to divest from these securities according to the Regulation on Investment of Pension Fund Assets. It is significant to note that investments in Federal Government bonds are not exclusive to PFAs as other institutional investors also invest in the bonds.

    The PRA 2014 underscores that PFAs must manage pension funds in the best interest of retirement savings account holders. All investments in eligible securities and corporate entities are ‘ring-fenced,’ meaning they belong exclusively to the RSA holders and other pension beneficiaries and cannot be appropriated to any individual or related party of the PFA.

    To ensure compliance with the PRA 2014, each PFA is required to establish an Investment Strategy Committee and a Risk Management Committee. These committees play a crucial role in formulating internal investment strategies and assessing acceptable risk profiles for investment portfolios, respectively. They are vital components of a comprehensive risk management system that ensures the safety and stability of pension fund investments.

    It is noteworthy that pension funds invested in Federal Government bonds have aided in deepening the Nigeria’s financial sector and provided a platform for attaining strategic programmes of Government in the areas of infrastructure and real sector of the economy. It is evident from the vibrant pension industry in Nigeria today that the objectives of the pension reform have been significantly achieved in the areas of accumulation of long-term savings for Nigeria, as well as transparency and efficiency in funds management and benefits administration.

    Generally, pension funds around the world invest in a diverse range of assets. In Chile, from where Nigeria adopted the CPS, Government bonds account for the highest investments using pension funds.

    Similarly, Pension asset managers in many countries prioritise investments in defensive assets, including fixed interest securities such as bonds and treasury bills. These assets offer stable income at a lower risk level, which suit the moderate risk appetite of pension funds. Consistent with the investment culture in Nigeria’s pension landscape, countries such as Singapore, Korea and India have invested 90% of their pension funds in defensive assets, mostly Government bonds. Asset allocation decisions are made to achieve safety and fair returns.

    In summary, the strategic investment of pension funds in Federal Government securities demonstrates a prudent approach by PFAs, aligning with the overarching goal of ensuring the safety and fair returns for the retirement savings account holders and other pension beneficiaries.

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  • Fact Check: Are West Virginia Republicans correct that real wages have fallen since Joe Biden took office?

    As the 2024 election approaches, Republicans nationwide are running against incumbent president and likely Democratic nominee Joe Biden by focusing on the economy, and particularly the unusually high levels of inflation on his watch.

    In summer 2022, inflation reached about 9%, a level unseen in four decades. That represented a hit to consumers.

    In an Aug. 17 post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the West Virginia Republican Party listed several statistics it sees as undercutting Biden’s record on the economy:

    “You are paying the price for Biden’s energy agenda. Since Biden took office:

    ” Gas is more than $1/gallon more expensive

    ” Americans have lost over $10k in increased cost of living

    ” Nearly 20M households behind on utility bills

    ” Real wages have fallen monthly.”

    PolitiFact West Virginia recently fact-checked another statement about gasoline prices, that “gas prices have skyrocketed since Joe Biden took office and continue to do so everyday.” That was rated Half True. 

    Here, we’ll examine another of the post’s claims: “Since Biden took office … real wages have fallen monthly.” 

    “Real wages” means wages adjusted for inflation. When real wages are falling, inflation is rising faster than wages. When real wages are rising, wages are rising faster than inflation.

    The West Virginia Republican Party did not respond to inquiries for this article, but we were able to assess the statement’s accuracy using commonly cited economic data.

    The most applicable federal wage data that is calculated monthly is known as average hourly earnings for all private-sector employees. This can be tracked against the standard measure of inflation, the consumer price index, which is also calculated monthly.

    From January to March 2021 — Biden’s first three months in office — wages rose faster than inflation. After that, however, inflation accelerated. 

    We have previously reported that rising inflation was initially driven by COVID-19-related labor market disruptions and supply-chain difficulties. The war in Ukraine, which led to a spike in gasoline prices, worsened inflation. Economists say that Biden’s 2021 coronavirus relief bill, the American Rescue Plan Act, also worsened inflation by putting more money in Americans’ hands after the pandemic had begun to wane; this meant too much money was chasing too few goods.

    For the following two years — April 2021 to April 2023 — inflation rose faster than wages. That means real (or inflation-adjusted) wages were falling.

    So, the post has a point that under Biden, “real wages have fallen monthly.” But that ceased to be accurate a few months ago.

    From May to July 2023 — the final three months for which data would have been known at the time of the tweet — wages rose faster than inflation. That pattern continued in August 2023

    Meanwhile, another measure of wages — median usual weekly inflation-adjusted earnings for full-time wage and salary workers, ages 16 and older — showed a similarly mixed pattern on Biden’s watch, contrary to the West Virginia GOP’s tweet. This measure is released quarterly rather than monthly. 

    For this measure, inflation-adjusted earnings fell for the first six quarters of Biden’s presidency but have climbed (or for one quarter, remained the same) for the most recent four quarters. The measure also fell for the final two quarters of Donald Trump’s presidency.

    Our ruling

    The West Virginia Republican party said, “Since Biden took office … real wages have fallen monthly.”

    Inflation has outpaced wages for most of Biden’s tenure in office —  two full years, to be exact. 

    But that has not been the case for every month he’s been president. Wages outpaced inflation for Biden’s first three months, as well as over the past four months, when real wages seem to have turned a corner as inflation has receded.

    We rate the statement Mostly True.



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  • 10 thoughts on the Warriors, 49ers, and baseball’s horrible playoffs

    I don’t tweet anymore. I’ve been clean of that evil for nearly a year now. Frankly, I’m not sure anyone has cared or noticed that @dieter has been dormant.

    It’s been an excellent decision for my mental health, but a year in, it’s still challenging to re-wire my brain after so many years of pushing out seemingly any thought I had.

    I still have these not-quite-fleeting, not-yet-a-column ideas. So I returned to my notebook, sorted through the muck, and picked out my Kur-ten-bach best. (See what I did there? Please keep reading.)

    If you want to read Niners and NFL stuff — and only Niners and NFL stuff — just look for the footballs. Same with Warriors, baseball, and hockey. You know what sports balls look like.

    Here we go:

    • Sports bring families together. In my family’s case, the baseball playoffs have opened up a massive dialogue between members nationwide.

    But no matter where Kurtenbachs reside in our great country, we all agree: these baseball playoffs are horribly structured.

    It’s so bad it even has me feeling sympathy for the Dodgers. Heaven help me.

    Now, the 100-win Dodgers were a flawed team. Their sub-par starting pitching was always going to prevent them from winning the World Series this season.

    But I expected them to play more than three playoff games.

    Major League Baseball’s rule changes on the field have been great. But the league has failed when it’s most important — the postseason. The current structure encourages brinksmanship — it’s arguably better to barely make the playoffs than to win your division, much less the regular-season title for your league. (Ask the Orioles.)

    By barely squeezing in, you’re afforded at least two games. It allows you to take any momentum you had at the end of the regular season and build upon it in the postseason.

    By winning 100-plus games, you’re afforded only three contests in the best-of-five division series. You also have to sit for nearly a week to play any games — the longest break of the season.

    How is any of that fair?

    • You can tell Major League Baseball didn’t think about this playoff format beyond the increased television revenue when you see the Braves and Phillies — two of baseball’s best teams — playing in the second round. Yes, the reward for winning 104 games for the Braves is playing the best Wild Card team in a best-of-five series. No one thought about re-seeding?

    • Here’s my proposal: go back to Wild Cards only being guaranteed one game. Make the division title mean something.

    The best option would be to cut out a playoff team — the two Wild Card teams play one game, and that’s who plays the No. 1 team in the league. Remember that format? It was good!

    The second option — and this is the one Major League Baseball will take, if they’re reading — is to add a Wild Card team.

    The three division winners get a reasonable break, on par with the All-Star Game’s, to heal up and re-set their rotations. The four teams that didn’t win the division engage in a Battle Royale: Six games, three days, two winners. The first round — 1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3 — goes down on Tuesday or Wednesday, with Thursday being the two Wild Card play-in games. Then the actual playoffs start on Friday.

    Call me, Rob.

    (You can call me too. Hit the voicemail line or text 510-479-0932.)

    • All the hype around Jonathan Kuminga is starting to get me excited for this season. It’s also creating a bit of a problem for JK.

    With the way Warriors players and coaches — and now the media and fans — are talking him up, we better see the modern-day version of Shawn Kemp come Oct. 24. Given how Kuminga played the first two seasons of his career, that’s a giant leap.

    I’m not saying it won’t happen; I’m merely saying the hype might not be commensurate to the output, at least right away. We’ll find out soon enough.

    • That 17-0 prediction from Sept. 22 doesn’t look so outlandish now, does it? I’ve seen a few other folks hop on the bandwagon. There’s still plenty of room. You could be next.

    One guarantee: if the Niners are undefeated going into Philadelphia and beat the Eagles on Dec. 3, you, me, and everyone else on the bandwagon can be and will be insufferable. Doesn’t that sound fun?

    • Draymond Green was moving around well at practice on Tuesday. The word around the beat is that it was not an anomaly. The Warriors are conservative with their injury timelines, but I’m having a hard time imagining Green not playing on opening night.

    • Now will Green be in the starting lineup? I’m not so sure about that.

    Remember, Green came off the bench in the Warriors’ first-round series with the Kings last year. The role suited him for that series.

    Might it suit him with this team?

    With Steph Curry wanting to play the full first quarter and Chris Paul needing to anchor the second-unit minutes, there are many moving parts to the Warriors’ rotation. But don’t be surprised if Paul — who wants to start — takes Green’s spot in the starting lineup. After all, one of Draymond’s goals this year is to prove he’s the ultimate team player. This would be a grand gesture that could go a long way for the Dubs.

    • The 49ers picking up defensive end Randy Gregory is the kind of move great teams make in-season. I wouldn’t be shocked if he had an Emmanuel Sanders-like effect for a Niners’ defense that didn’t need any help.

    • The Sharks season starts on Thursday against the defending champion Golden Knights, and I must admit that I’m entering this campaign with the wrong mindset.

    I’m frustrated. This team hasn’t made the playoffs in four years, yet the rebuild is seemingly just starting. How long will this no-playoff streak go? A fifth year is effectively guaranteed before the puck drops.

    I’m envious. Connor Bedard, the No. 1 pick in this summer’s draft, has looked awesome for the equally miserable but now hopeful Blackhawks.

    I’m anxious. How much work will I need to put in to find positives for this team this season? It’s looking like a lot.

    I love covering hockey, but this Sharks season will be a hard sell for you and me.

    So, I guess, go Barracuda?

    • Do not sleep on the Niners adding more before the Oct. 31 trade deadline. The Niners have more cap space than any other team in the league, per OverTheCap.com. While they want to roll as much of it over to next season and beyond as possible, this team has shown a laudable aggressiveness in recent seasons. (It, funny enough, coincides with when “cap expert” Paraag Marathe’s top priority for the team was to buy and run Leeds United. Isn’t that weird?…)

    I don’t think Denver’s Patrick Surtain Jr — arguably the league’s best cornerback — is on the table for San Francisco. But Cincinnati right tackle Jonah Williams (a pending free agent) and Carolina defensive end Brian Burns (another pending free agent) are possibilities. I don’t think either would cost a first-round pick.

    And hear me out here: if Brock Purdy goes down before Oct. 31, I don’t think it’ll be Sam Darnold leading the way for the 49ers for long.

    No one wishes this — and, again, it’s only in the case of an injury — but the Niners have enough room for Kyle Shanahan to reunite with Kirk Cousins.

     

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  • Otti Reconstitutes Boards Of Enyimba, Two Other State-Owned Football Clubs

    The Governor of Abia, Dr Alex Otti, has reconstituted the boards of the state’s three foremost football clubs.

    The clubs are Enyimba International Football Club, Abia Warriors and Abia Comets.

    A statement signed by the Abia State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Prince Okey Kanu said for Enyimba International Football Club, the team will have Eric Asomugha as Vice Chairman and Frank Adiele Alaribe as the Secretary.

    Other board members of the club are Uche Okechukwu, Nwazue Ernest Chibuike, Dr .Barr. Chijioke Collins O, Ude Jerry, Herbert Okonkwo, Raymond Izuwa and Onwunali Jap Nnamdi.

    For Abia Warriors, the board will have James Agbaha Ochunkwo, Francis Obinna N. (Secretary), Nwoke Chibuzor Emmanuel, Anokwuru Dennis Chinonye, Nwokocha Charles Agwu, Ukaegbu Herbert, Okezie Chimezie, Francis Chibuike Chilaka and Emeka Nwanna.

    The statement also listed members of the board of Abia Comets to include Onuoha Marshal Ibe, Nna Henry, Henry Steven (Secretary), Anyanwu Hope Ibezim, Onwuchekwa Chukwu, Okereke Chinedu Emmanuel and Chidi U. Obasi.

    Recall that Otti had upon assumption of office as the governor of the state ordered the dissolution all boards of agencies and parastatals of the state government, with immediate effect.

    Otti’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Ferdinand Ekeoma had in a statement on May 30 said, “Governor Otti has directed the immediate dissolution of all boards of Abia State Government agencies and parastatals and subsequently ordered the chief executives of these organisations to hand over to those next in line to them.”

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  • Fact Check: No, CNN didn’t stage an attack near the Israel-Gaza border

    A video of CNN journalists reporting from near the Israel-Gaza border has spread on social media as evidence the network staged an attack there for viewers. 

    “CNN busted faking attack in Israel for the camera!” reads the text in a screenshot of an Oct. 10 X post from The Quartering, which describes itself on X as a “news & content organization.” 

    The post’s video shows a camera following a CNN team, including the network’s chief international correspondent, Clarissa Ward, running and taking shelter on a roadside.

    “OK, Jerry, tell the cameraman to keep Clarissa in shot,” a narrator can be heard saying. “It’s not ‘The Blair Witch Project.’”

    “Look around, Jerry, look around as if you’re in danger,” the voice later says. “Try to look nice and scared, yeah, that’s it, catching your breath. … OK, that’s beautiful, that’s the money shot.”  

    And still later: “Can you boost the volume on those explosions please?”

    Instagram posts sharing this video were 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 and Instagram.)

    The audio is fake. 

    It doesn’t appear in the original Oct. 9 broadcast, which CNN described on its site as showing Ward and her team taking shelter from rockets near the Israel-Gaza border. Instead, the voice of CNN anchor Kate Bolduan can be heard describing what’s happening in the footage. 

    The Quartering said on X that “of course the voice over isn’t real.” 

    We rate claims that it is, and evidence of CNN staging an attack, False.

     



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  • Three San Jose Barracuda games to be on NBC Sports California

    Some San Jose Barracuda games are coming to cable television this season.

    For the first time in the team’s 10-year history, the Barracuda, the AHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks, will have three of their regular season games televised by NBC Sports California.

    All three of the games will be televised from Tech CU Arena in San Jose, the Barracuda’s home rink that opened last year and is adjacent to Sharks Ice.

    NBC Sports California will show Barracuda games on Dec. 9, Jan. 9, and Jan. 26 against Henderson, Ontario and Calgary, respectively. The Jan. 9 will immediately follow the Sharks’ game in Toronto against the Maple Leafs game, which starts at 4 p.m. (PT).

    “We’re extremely excited to be able to partner with NBC Sports California for three games this season,” said Barracuda Vice President, Frank Torres. “When you think of sports in the Bay Area on TV, NBC Sports California is the first network that comes to mind. We can’t wait to show off our strong group of young prospects, Tech CU Arena, and the Barracuda brand to the entire region.”

    NBC Sports California subscribers can also access these three games live on the NBC Sports app or the NBC Sports California website (nbcsportsbayarea.com). All Barracuda regular season and playoff games also air on the Barracuda Channel on the Sharks app and at sjbarracuda.com/listen.

    Barracuda games can also be streamed at ahltv.com for a fee.

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  • Four-Time NCAA Sprint Champion, Divine Oduduru Gets 6-Year Doping Ban

    Divine Oduduru, a four-time NCAA champion has been banned for six years for his role in a doping case first pursued by United States authorities.

    The Athletics Integrity Unit said on Thursday that it has found the Nigerian sprinter guilty of possession and use or attempted use of multiple prohibited substances when he competed for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

    He has also been instructed to pay World Athletics $3,000 for the expenses related to the case.

    “We are very pleased with the outcome of this matter, given its particularly grievous nature, exposing the sinister collusion between athletes and other persons in deliberate plans to corrupt athletics at the highest level,” said Brett Clothier, Head of the AIU.

    The case began when US prosecutor filed a case against Eric Lira, who was accused of supplying performance-enhancement drugs to athletes at the Tokyo Olympics.

    Blessing Okagbare who is Oduduru’s teammate received a ban if 11 years for doping in the build up to the Tokyo Olympics.

    She failed to cooperate with the investigation. Okagbare’s phone was examined by the US Custom and Border and they found “highly incriminating text and voice messages” exchanged with Lira, the FBI said.

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  • Fact Check: Vice President Kamala Harris is a natural-born citizen and eligible for the presidency

    Vice President Kamala Harris is next in line for the presidency if President Joe Biden were ever unable to carry out his official duties. 

    But a recent Instagram post retreads old misinformation when it claims that she’s ineligible for the job. 

    “Kamala Harris is NOT a ‘natural born citizens’ per Art II Sec. 1 par 5 of the US constitution,” the Oct. 12 post says. “Both parents were foreign nationals, NOT U.S. citizens when Kamala was born in Oakland, CA. She is missing 2 of the 3 legs of the ‘natural born citizen’ test. Kamala can’t be president!”

    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 and Instagram.)

    We’ve dug into similar claims before. 

    The section of the U.S. Constitution cited in the Instagram post says that “no person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President.”

    Harris’ father and mother were born in Jamaica and India, respectively. But because Harris was born in Oakland, California, experts say that Harris meets the definition of a natural-born citizen.

    “If you are born in the U.S., you are automatically a natural-born U.S. citizen under the Constitution, Harvard Law professor Einer Elhuage told PolitiFact in 2019.

    Sarah Duggin, a Catholic University law professor, told us: “Her birth in the United States, to someone other than a member of a foreign diplomatic corps or otherwise not subject to U.S. jurisdiction, makes her a U.S. citizen. … There is no reason to look at where her parents came from, how long her parents were U.S. residents before she was born, or where she was raised.”  

    The 14th Amendment says that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.”

    8 U.S. Code § 1401 says people born in the United States are “nationals and citizens.”

    And then there’s an 1898 Supreme Court decision that ruled people born on U.S. soil — with a few exceptions that aren’t relevant in Harris’ case — qualify for citizenship under the 14th Amendment. 

    We rate claims Harris isn’t a natural-born citizen, and thus ineligible for the presidency, Pants on Fire!

     



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