A notable instance occurred when Harris was questioned about her 2019 presidential campaign and her shifting stance on fracking. Instead of directly addressing the topic, she diverted the conversation to a narrative about her financial independence from her wealthy father. While technically true, this response was unrelated to the question, leading an NBC analyst to observe, “It’s like she’s mastered the art of answering a question without ever actually answering it.”
Harris’s most notable moment came during a discussion about abortion. As Trump struggled with his response on Roe v. Wade, Harris seized the opportunity with an emotional appeal, accusing Trump of promoting “Trump abortion bans” nationwide. NBC’s fact-checkers quickly pointed out that no such bans existed.
“Her ability to create entirely new terms and present them as established facts is remarkable,” said one fact-checker. “It’s like watching a magician pull a rabbit out of a hat—except the rabbit isn’t real, and neither is the hat.”
To be fair, Harris wasn’t the only one stretching the truth. Trump, too, contributed his share of “alternative facts,” from defending the size of his rally crowds to discussing debunked reports about immigrants in Ohio. However, NBC’s tally showed Harris outpaced Trump significantly. “Trump had his moments, but Kamala was on another level,” an analyst noted. “It’s like she was playing chess and Trump was playing checkers—both bent the truth, but she did it with style.”
