Eagles disavow counterfeit political ads in Philadelphia [Video]

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Turns out political endorsement is not for the Birds. Advertisements declaring Vice President Kamala Harris as the “official candidate of the Philadelphia Eagles” have appeared at bus shelters around Center City — but, according to the Eagles, they are fake news.

The team posted a notification to X, stating, “We are aware counterfeit political ads are being circulated and are working with our advertising partner to have them removed.”

The ads, seen at bus shelters on 34th and Walnut streets in University City and 18th Street and JFK Boulevard in Center City, show a cartoon image of a woman in profile — presumably Harris — wearing an Eagles helmet and carrying a football. Below the image, in big, bold lettering, is the word KAMALA.

The ads also feature the URL philadelphiaeagles.com/vote, which points to a real, but old, nonpartisan website set up by the team to provide information about registering to vote in the Pennsylvania …