Eagles working to remove 'counterfeit' bus stop ads that endorse Kamala Harris
Eagles working to remove 'counterfeit' ads endorsing Kamala Harris
The Philadelphia Eagles are working to remove "counterfeit" bus stop shelter ads endorsing presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles say they're working to remove "counterfeit political ads" that appeared on bus stop shelters across the city endorsing presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
"We are aware of counterfeit political ads are being circulated and are working with out advertising partner to have them removed," the Eagles said on X.
The ads show a cartoon character carrying a football and wearing an Eagles helmet with "Kamala Official Candidate of the Philadelphia Eagles" written in Eagles-style font.
The Philadelphia Eagles say they're working to remove 'counterfeit' bus stop ads that appear to endorse Kamala Harris on the team's behalf.
The ads appeared on bus stop shelters in different parts of the city, and photos of the ads were widely shared on social media.
"16th and Spring Garden is a Kamala Harris vibe, but is this approved by the Eagles," Hugh E Dillon, known as PhillyChitChat on social media, wrote.
The ad features a website address PhiladelphiaEagles.com/vote, but that page does not appear to have been updated since the primary election and doesn't feature an endorsement.
No one has claimed responsibility for the false advertisements so far.
An Eagles fan named Joe even took matters into his own hands and covered up one of the ads on display at a bus stop at 34th & Walnut Streets Monday night.
Intersection Media sent FOX 29 the following statement Monday afternoon:
"We are aware that several of our bus shelters located in Philadelphia have been vandalized and that the paid advertising copy in each of those shelters has been replaced with unauthorized copy. While our bus shelters have locks that typically prevent the installation of unaurthorized copy by non-Intersection staff, occasionally people find a way to unlock the ad box and insert unauthorized copy. The unauthorized copy in this case implies an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris by the Philadelphia Eagles. We note that the Eagles and Intersection had nothing to do with the creation or posting of this unauthorized copy and Intersection staff will be removing the ads as soon as possible."