After the Sept. 10, 2024, debate between U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. President Donald Trump, conspiratorial rumors surfaced claiming she secretly wore wireless earphones embedded in her earrings to receive off-stage guidance during the event.

After Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump met on Sept. 10 for their first and likely only presidential debate, images of Harris have been shared on social media alongside a false narrative that an earphone was embedded in her earrings.

A conspiracy theory says Harris was wearing hidden earphones disguised as pearl earrings in the presidential debate.

BUSTED! SHE'S WEARING EARPHONE EARRINGS NOVA H1 Audio Earrings – the first and only wireless earphones embedded in a pair of pearl earrings on a gold- or silver-plated clip. LOOK AT HER EARRINGS! Busted! pic.twitter.com/gJYwbXQWmU The claims are false: Harris was wearing a pair of Tiffany & Co. pearl earrings.

The claim circulated among right-wing social media following the debate, with users suggesting Harris was fed information and advice during her debate with Trump.

Social media posts baselessly claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris wore earrings equipped with audio devices in order to cheat during her debate with former President Donald Trump. Similar unfounded claims circulated before or after debates in 2016 and 2020 with Trump's past political opponents.

There is no credible evidence that Harris' earrings contained audio transmitters. Photos show her earrings do not match the claimed wireless model.

Some right-wing social media accounts suggested or accused Harris of cheating in various ways following her debate with former President Donald Trump, without evidence.

There are clear differences between the Tiffany pearl earrings Harris wore during the debate and the audio earrings people are falsely claiming she used.