Did Kamala Harris use a teleprompter in an interview with Oprah Winfrey? Here's the truth

A claim has been made against US vice president Kamala Harris that she used a teleprompter during the interview with American host and television producer Oprah Winfrey.

Viral Instagram video and clarification by spokesperson

On September 22, an Instagram video shows that the Democratic nominee was laughing and doing a handshake with a person while text scrolls by on a screen in the background. The video clip has garnered significant attention on social media. The footage features an overlaid text, which is US vice president Kamala Harris has gone viral because of using a teleprompter. The post has collected more than 500 likes within five days. Other versions of the claim were shared on X, previously known as Twitter, as per USA TODAY.

A spokesperson for American host and television producer Oprah Winfrey has cleared the confusion. The spokesperson gave a statement that Democratic nominee Kamala Harris was not using the teleprompter. Harris was not relying on the teleprompter; she was facing away from the teleprompter in the video. The teleprompter was for Oprah Winfrey, not Kamala Harris.


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Arousal of argument based on the use of a teleprompter

American host and television producer Oprah Winfrey interviewed US vice president Kamala Harris during a live-streamed town hall in the battleground state of Michigan on Sept. 19. The interview features a long list of A-list celebrity guests who were there to support the campaign of US vice president Kamala Harris. Although some viewers viewed a teleprompter in the background during the interview and were involved in an argument that Kamala Harris was going through a pre-planned script during the interview. The claim regarding the use of teleprompter by Kamala Harris has raised questions about whether the responses were spontaneous or planned, as specified in USA TODAY.

A spokesperson for Winfrey Nicole Nichols expressed USA TODAY that Kamala Harris was not using the teleprompter by dismissing those claims. Although the team of Kamala Harris decided not to share any official comment on the matter. An Instagram video that has gone viral recently has caused a stir regarding the use of a teleprompter during the interview of US vice president Kamala Harris with Oprah Winfrey. Additionally, the video also includes a script that is similar to the statements of Winfrey at the end of the live-streamed event.

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FAQs

Q1. US vice president Kamala Harris has given her interview to whom?
A1. The US Vice President has given her interview to American host and television producer Oprah Winfrey.

Q2. What is the claim made against Kamala Harris?
A2. A claim has been made against US vice president Kamala Harris that she used a teleprompter during the interview with American host and television producer Oprah Winfrey.