A video shared on X allegedly shows an advertisement from Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign in which she describes a mother who regrets not having an abortion due to the stress of parenting.  

🚨BREAKING: New Kamala Harris campaign ad features a mother expressing regret for not having an abortion.

Absolutely disgusting.

How can anyone vote for this? pic.twitter.com/eVYa6tl2hd

— Jack (@jackunheard) October 2, 2024

Verdict: False

This is not a genuine Harris campaign ad. Rather, audio of her voice has been edited onto a home insurance ad.

Fact Check: 

Harris has shown support for port workers on strike after the United States Maritime Alliance and the International Longshoremen’s Association failed to reach a labor agreement, according to The Hill. This resulted in the first strike in the port workers’ union in almost 50 years, the outlet reported.

An alleged Harris ad shows a young boy dancing around the house in makeup and a dress, making messes and breaking things as he goes. An audio that resembles Harris’ voice describes a situation in which a mother regrets not getting an abortion.

“We must protect a woman’s right to choose her own path for herself, for her family, for her future so we don’t wind up living with a child like this,” she says, then laughing. (RELATED: No, Harris And Walz Did Not Campaign In Front Of ‘Revolutionary Communists of America’ Poster)

This video has been edited, however. The video was not actually from the Harris campaign, but instead it was an ad for home insurance from retailer John Lewis, according to The Independent. The original video does not have the voiceover from Harris. Check Your Fact could not independently verify the source of this audio, but AI forensics expert Walter Scheirer believes it to have been AI-generated. 

“I strongly suspect that this audio associated with this video was generated by AI, as there are noticeable artifacts (odd pauses and pronunciation) in the delivery,” Scheirer said in an email to Check Your Fact. He added that its content is too controversial for a major politician to use and points out the fact that it was not shared by a professional news organization. He speculated that Harris may have said some of the audio’s words in public appearances, but that they would have been reworked into something entirely different.

Additionally, the “Harris Walz” logo shown in the top left corner of the X video was also not present in the original and it seems to cover the John Lewis logo.

Check Your Fact reached out to a Harris spokesperson for comment.