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The claim: The image shows a Craigslist ad seeking actors for the Kamala Harris rally
An August 9 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) amplified by former President Donald Trump shows what at first glance looks like a Craigslist ad seeking actors in Arizona.
The ad’s description states, among other things, that the role involves “holding signs that say ‘Anti-Trump.'” Text in the image, which is a screenshot of a social media post, links the alleged ad to Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.
“The Democrats are paying people to come to their so-called rallies,” the post reads.
The post was shared more than 100 times in four days. Trump posted different versions of the claim on Truth Social and actor Kevin Sorbo on X (formerly Twitter). The image also circulated on Instagram.
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The image is an edited version of a years-old, fabricated Craigslist ad purporting to hire actors to pose as Trump supporters. The version circulating in August 2024 was doctored to make it appear the actors were playing Trump opponents instead.
Image of a fake ad that was manipulated to change the role from “Pro Trump” to “Anti-Trump”
Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, held a rally in Arizona on August 9, outlining their policy priorities to a crowd the campaign estimated at about 15,000 people.
But contrary to the post’s claim, the image does not show an authentic Craigslist ad seeking actors to attend the rally. It is a doctored version of a fabricated image that circulated in 2019 purporting to show an ad seeking actors for a Trump event. Similar versions of this claim have previously been debunked by USA TODAY and other fact-checking media outlets.
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One key difference between these images and the one in the Facebook post is the job description. In earlier versions, this section stated that the signs held up by the actors would be “Pro Trump.” The prefix “Pro” is replaced with “Anti-” in the new version, but the font doesn’t match the rest of the text.
Several other elements of the images are identical, including the shape of the circles around the titles and the positioning of the three red lines that underline the text, the URLs, and the use of the “Talent Gigs” taxonomy on the Craigslist website, where the ads were supposedly posted “about 2 hours ago” with no exact time or date.
The alleged ad also misstated an important detail – the venue. The Harris-Walz rally was held at the Desert Diamond Arena in suburban Glendale, not the Phoenix Convention Center, where Trump held a rally in 2017.
USA TODAY contacted the Trump team and several social media users who shared the post, but did not receive an immediate response.
Our fact-checking sources:
- Nothing is as stupid as a Trump supporter (Internet Archive), November 1, 2019, Facebook post
- USA TODAY, June 19, 2020, Fact Check: Craigslist ad seeking minority actors for Trump rally in Tulsa is fake
- USA TODAY, August 9, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in Arizona: Where and when will their rally take place?
- ABC15 Arizona, August 22, 2017, Facebook video
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