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Singer-songwriter Beyoncé endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president at a campaign rally in Houston on October 25. Social media posts revealed false claims that Beyoncé was paid $10 million for this endorsement. We found no evidence to support the claim, and a Harris campaign official said “it’s not true.”

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Singer-songwriter Beyoncé has a history of endorsements Democratic presidential candidatesdating with 2008, when she appeared with her husband, rapper Jay-Z, at a rally for then-Sen. Barack Obama the day before Election Day.

In July, Beyoncé addressed Vice President Kamala Harris permission will use the song “Freedom” during his presidential campaign. Beyoncé was among them special guests rumor He is expected to attend the Democratic National Convention in August. (He didn’t.)

Beyoncé wasn’t until October Officially endorsed Harris. She attended an Oct. 25 rally for the vice president in the singer’s hometown of Houston, where she encouraged Texans to vote for Harris. “It’s time for America to sing a new song,” he said.

Social media users have since made false claims that Beyoncé received $10 million for supporting Harris.

The claim was: Shared with X It was viewed more than 1 million times on October 26, according to the platform. Part of the post reads: “BREAKING NEWS: Beyonce reportedly received $10 million for her speech last night.” There was also a screenshot of the post Shared in topics.

There was also a similar claim in x October 26: “Beyonce was paid $10 million for the 2-minute speech she gave at Kamala’s rally last night. 5 million dollars per minute.”

Beyoncé actually spoke about four minutes He was at the Houston rally and there is no evidence he was paid for it.

The claim was that Shared in topics In a post referencing Elon Musk America PAC to give $1 million to registered voters in oscillatory states. “So Elon can’t pay someone for signing a petition, but Kamala can pay someone $10 million to try to influence voters?” the post said.

Musk’s PAC is currently being sued by Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner for running an illegal lottery. federal law It prohibits paying fees to people who register to vote.

However, for a campaign to be legal pay for approvalsProvided that the expenditures are disclosed to the public. But we found no evidence that Beyoncé was paid anything for her endorsement, and a Harris campaign official told us in an email that the claim on social media was “not true.”

Harris’ campaign lists only one as of October 17 turnover related expenses – For $75 – At the Federal Election Commission financial reports. It’s been done League of Conservation VotersIn June, a pro-environment nonprofit organization, President Joe Biden he is still running for re-election.

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