Debunked: A doctored image falsely claims to show Kamala Harris posing with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs [Video]

A DOCTORED IMAGE that appears to show US Vice President Kamala Harris with rapper and producer Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs went viral after it was reposted by Donald Trump last week. 

Trump shared the photoshopped image on his Truth Social platform but has since deleted it after it emerged it was a fake.

The image has clearly been edited to include Combs, and contains obvious signs of manipulation including issues around picture quality and the fact that the original can be found online.

Earlier this month, Combs was charged with racketeering, conspiracy and sex trafficking in New York and is currently detained in prison after being denied bail.

By seeking to link Harris to Combs, bad actors are feeding into a long-running conspiracy theory that seeks to smear certain politicians and celebrities as sex offenders.

Before it was doctored, the original image showed Harris, who is the Democratic nominee in the race for the White House, posing with TV presenter Montel Williams and …