The Philadelphia Eagles responded to fake posters that had surfaced in the city alleging that the NFL team had endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
On Monday on X from the team’s official social media account, the Eagles’ team wrote that, “We are aware counterfeit political ads are being circulated and are working with our advertising partner to have them removed.”
The post has since gone viral with nearly 5 million views at the time of this publication.
We are aware counterfeit political ads are being circulated and are working with our advertising partner to have them removed.
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) September 2, 2024
The response online came after images of several posters in Philly surfaced showing Harris wearing an Eagle’s helmet, black jersey, and holding a football. The fake poster read, “Kamala. The official candidate of the Philadelphia Eagles,” CBS News reported.
The fake posters were seen at bus shelters at 16th and Spring Garden streets, 18th Street and JFK Boulevard, and 34th and Walnut streets in Philadelphia, the outlet noted.
The posters also included a URL philadelphiaeagles.com/vote printed underneath the caption. The website is still active at the time of this piece and gives outdated details about voting in the primaries.
A reporter for Fox 29 News posted on X that a spokesperson for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) said that “The bus shelters are owned by the city. So far, we have not heard anything about ads like this appearing on SEPTA property.” The reporter also posted a video now showing a blank space where one of the ads was previously seen.
However, another reporter noted that the posters were seen inside an enclosed case at a @SEPTA bus stop.
“Seen today at 34th and Walnut in Philadelphia, on the University of Pennsylvania campus,” the reporter noted.
“I can’t imagine this was authorized by @Eagles,” the person added. “However the fact that it is in an enclosed case at a @SEPTA bus stop raises all kinds of flags and eyebrows.”
Some on social media have compared the images to that of street artist Winston Tseng, but there’s been no confirmation, at the time of this publication, that the artist had anything to do with the Kamala posters.
Tseng previously created a poster about President Joe Biden’s presidency. It used a Ben and Jerry’s ice cream branding with the message, “Rocky Road to Democracy,” while showing Biden eating ice cream. He captioned the post, “put out to pasture.” It was also seen at a SEPTA stop in Philadelphia, CBS noted.
The street artist also made a poster about former President Donald Trump’s presidency with Pepto Bismol branding. The message read, “Nausea, heartburn, insurrection, upset stomach, diarrhea,” with an image of Trump wearing a red MAGA [Make America Great Again] hat.
