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Then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris gives her first news conference in Los Angeles, Nov. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Kamala Harris, who was born in California, is eligible to be president

President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One as he arrives Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Biden is returning to the White House from his Rehoboth Beach home recovering from COVID-19 and after ending his 2024 campaign. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Joe Biden is back at the White House. Viral claims that he was dying are unfounded.

People vote in a temporary polling station next to Norbiton railway station London Thursday, July 4, 2024. Britain goes to the polls Thursday after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a general election. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

10 tips for effective election fact-checking

President Joe Biden speaks with Vice President Kamala Harris after speaking at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Is replacing Joe Biden on the ticket ‘unlawful’? Election law experts say it’s not.

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Tribal Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, at the Department of the Interior in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Kamala Harris is running for president. Here’s how PolitiFact has rated her claims on abortion, the economy and Trump