Images Circulating of Fabricated Atlantic Headlines

The Atlantic did not publish an article with the headline “To Save Democracy Harris May Need To Steal An Election.”

An image with this fabricated headline (see above) is circulating on social media, appearing to show an article published by The Atlantic. This headline is fabricated. No such article has ever been published by The Atlantic. The fake headline distorts an Atlantic article that was published on October 6, 2021, which ran under the headline “Kamala Harris Might Have to Stop the Steal.”

Images of fabricated Atlantic headlines have been circulating on social media with increasing frequency. Many of these images are crudely faked, with grainy resolution, and some of them use hateful language. They misinform and manipulate people who encounter them. Many of these posts have been shared widely by individuals with large followings, including elected officials.

Anyone encountering these images can quickly verify whether something is real––or not––by visiting The Atlantic and searching our site.