Reuters

Fact check: Image purportedly of Kamala Harris’s birth certificate does not show she was identified as “Caucasian”

Social media users are circulating posts making the unsubstantiated claim that California Senator Kamala Harris, recently chosen to be Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s running mate, was ...
Reuters

Fact Check: Kamala Harris’ birth certificate used to discredit her Indian, Jamaican heritage

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ birth certificate has been shared in posts online as proof that the Democratic presidential candidate is not of Asian American or Black Jamaican heritage. Harris’ ...
Politifact

Birth certificate doesn’t list Kamala Harris’ race, but that’s not proof she isn’t Black

Kamala Harris’ birth certificate, issued in 1964, does not describe her race. It lists her mother as being from India and lists her "color or race" as Caucasian. It lists her father as being from ...
USA Today

Fact check: False claim that babies belong to state once given Social Security number

Some social media users are circulating a conspiracy theory about birth certificates and Social Security numbers. "Did you know that when you register YOUR baby with the state and are given a BIRTH ...