The stadium was practically empty but for some reason TV viewers could hear a massive crowd cheering like they were about to watch the last play of the Super Bowl.
Was this footage doctored?
According to a report from Mediaite, the “crowd” at a Howard University football game “roared” in appreciation when Vice President Kamala Harris performed the coin toss ahead of the game.
On Sunday, the site claimed, “Vice President Kamala Harris performed the coin toss at a historic Howard University football game, to appreciative roars from the crowd.”
Harris, a member of the Howard Class of 1986, gave the coin a toss and came up with heads, which gave Howard the advantage.
C-SPAN posted video of the event, and sure enough, the crowd reaction sounds like that from a hoard of tens of thousands: