Former President Shares Video from OnlyFans Model with Unsubstantiated Claims
Former President Donald Trump recently circulated a video on his social media platform, Truth Social, originally posted by OnlyFans model Samantha Gangewere. Known by her handle @thatboostedchick, Gangewere claims in her video that Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign paid a non-U.S. citizen to attend campaign events, further spreading unsubstantiated assertions within political discourse.
About Samantha Gangewere
Samantha Gangewere, who operates under the social media alias @thatboostedchick, has amassed nearly two million followers on Instagram. Apart from her online presence, she co-owns a steakhouse in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Her content often includes controversial statements, including derogatory comments regarding transgender individuals and recurrent criticisms of former President Trump’s continued political influence.
The Allegation and Its Context
In the video, Gangewere recounts what she claims to have overheard at a nail salon—a story about an individual from South Philadelphia who is allegedly being compensated $700 weekly by Harris’s campaign for event attendance, despite being ineligible to vote in the U.S due to non-citizenship. The claim further included that this individual's travel expenses were covered by the campaign.
History of Similar Claims
This incident is not isolated in terms of unsubstantiated claims coming from Trump. During his 2016 campaign, Trump insisted that protests against him were staged by paid protesters. More recently, he suggested that artificial intelligence enhanced crowd sizes at Harris’s rallies and that professional agitators were paid to participate in pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University.
Impact of Misinformation
The dissemination of unverified claims by public figures like Trump contributes significantly to the ongoing issue of misinformation in political discourse. No concrete evidence has been provided to back the assertions made by Gangewere in the video regarding Harris's campaign activities.
