FACT CHECK: Is This a Real Photo of Kamala Harris’ Communist Party of Soviet Union Membership Card? [Video]

In late August, an alleged photo of a membership card identifying U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris as a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union started circulating on various social media platforms and websites, with the claim that she was a Communist Party member.

The image was frequently shared alongside a photo of printed text claiming that the membership card was “a unique document” recently released by the State Archives of the Russian Federation. The image soon went viral and social media users have since been trying to find out about the authenticity of the claim. However, the claims are entirely unfounded and have no basis in reality.

Weird Claim about Kamala Harris

The social media post claimed that the State Archives of the Russian Federation released an image of Harris’ Communist Party of Soviet Union membership card. The post read:

On August 19, the official Telegram channel of the State Archives of …