People online have claimed Vice President Kamala Harris has adopted the Nazi phrase “Strength Through Joy” as her campaign slogan. That’s false.
People on social media are claiming the slogan for vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has ties to Nazism.
“Kamala’s ‘Strength Through Joy’ messaging derives from the Nazi’s. Imagine that,” one X post says.
Another claim on Facebook includes a screenshot from a Wikipedia page saying “Strength Through Joy” was a phrase coined by the Nazis as a “tool to promote the advantages of Nazism to the German people and internationally.”
VERIFY reader Melissa texted us this Instagram post telling people to Google search the Harris campaign slogan “Strength Through Joy.” Melissa asked if that is the slogan for the Harris campaign.
THE QUESTION
Is “Strength Through Joy” the Harris campaign slogan?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
No, “Strength Through Joy” is not the Harris campaign slogan.
WHAT WE FOUND
While Kamala Harris has …