In Private Deal, the D.N.C. Covered $20 Million in Harris Bills Post-Election
In Private Deal, the D.N.C. Covered $20 Million in Harris Bills Post-Election
The former vice president has been raising the funds to pay all of those expenses and to keep the party whole financially. But small donors making those contributions have been left in the dark.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article discusses the DNC covering $20 million in Kamala Harris's bills post-election. While the $20 million debt is mentioned in Al Jazeera (1), the NY Times article's claim about a 'private deal' and small donors being 'left in the dark' introduces a potential bias. Further investigation into FEC filings (2) would be needed to fully verify the claims about campaign finance and transparency.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: The DNC covered $20 million in Harris's bills post-election.
- Verification Source #1: Al Jazeera reports that a DNC official declared the Harris campaign was $20 million in debt.
- Assessment: Supported by Al Jazeera (1), but needs further verification from FEC data (2) to confirm the DNC's role in covering the debt.
- Claim: Small donors making contributions have been left in the dark.
- Assessment: Unverified. This claim implies a lack of transparency, but no specific evidence is provided in the given sources to support or contradict it. Requires further investigation into campaign finance records and reporting practices.
- Claim: The former vice president has been raising the funds to pay all of those expenses and to keep the party whole financially.
- Assessment: Unverified. While plausible, there's no direct confirmation of this fundraising effort in the provided sources. Further investigation is needed.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Al Jazeera (1) confirms the $20 million debt of the Harris campaign: '... (DNC) official declared that the Harris campaign was $20m in debt.'