Left-Wing Conspiracy Theory That Kamala Harris Won Election Spreads Online
A conspiracy theory is spreading on some left-wing social media that Donald Trump won the election fraudulently and that Kamala Harris will become president once this is exposed.
These wild rumors appear to have no basis in anything said by Harris, who conceded the election on November 6, saying: “We must accept the results.”
One creator made a video on TikTok in which she claimed: “We are witnessing the biggest sting in American history.”
“Because you cannot convince me that that woman is at home sad with hot cocoa. Can you imagine? This would be the biggest case—her biggest case ever.”
The creator went on to speculate that Harris “knows how to lay the bait” and “wait quietly in the shadows ready to pounce.”
“I’m beginning to think they already saw this coming. I think she was quiet on Tuesday night because she was like ‘oh sh-t, they actually did it, they actually took the bait,” she said.
She suggested that Harris and the Democrats are gathering “data” in the background in order to catch Trump “red-handed.” She did not provide any evidence for the claims.
At the time of writing, the video has nearly 285,000 views, 60,000 likes and over 6,000 comments, the vast majority of which are in support of the theory.
Newsweek has emailed Harris’ team for comment.
Some in the comments pointed to Harris’ metaphor in her concession speech comparing stars shining in the dark to hope, suggesting it was a reference to Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service somehow being involved in rigging the election.
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris concedes the election, at Howard University on November 06, 2024, Washington, DC. A conspiracy theory that she won and will emerge to claim victory is gaining a foothold online.
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Another creator on TikTok shared news that Harris’ campaign is appearing to direct a portion of new donations to “Harris for President’s Recount Account,” suggesting the vice president is gearing up for a recount.
Harris has not publicly addressed what this account is. Newsweek reached out to her campaign to ask about it on November 11, but did not receive a response.
The TikTok creator said that this news gave her an “inkling of hope” about what will happen next.
“This needed to happen because there’s been too many things that have just not sit right in my soul. And I am not one of those ‘woohoo’ people, you know, but just something just hadn’t sat right with me,” she said.
The creator added that she thought it had been “suspicious” that Trump had not been “boasting and bragging” about this election win, and suggested Harris’ team was working behind the scenes to contest the results in closely contested states.
The video had 2.3 million views, around 280,000 likes and 6,000 comments at the time of writing.
Other people have made TikTok videos suggesting it was suspicious that Harris won 15 million fewer votes than President Joe Biden did in 2020.
Others questioned claims made by podcaster Joe Rogan that Elon Musk had built an app which allowed him to know that Trump would win four hours before anyone else.
These unfounded conspiracy theories echo the election fraud claims made by Trump supporters in the wake of the 2020 election, which he lost to Biden.
One notable difference is that Trump himself was a key amplifier of the election fraud claims and refused to concede the election.
Harris has conceded the election and has not given any indications that she believes there was any interference.
President-elect Trump’s campaign has been emailed for comment by Newsweek.
