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CNN’s public relations arm took down misleading viral social media posts that claimed to be network polls showing the vice president. Kamala Harris former executive president Donald Trump in Texas on Monday.

The poll images bore the CNN logo and claimed to have shown Harris up 51.8% to Trump’s 45.7% in the state — which the network called fraudulent.

X (formerly Twitter) user The Older Millenial shared a screenshot of the fake poll and commented, “Hey Texas, looks like they’re stealing your election.”

The post had racked up more than 4 million views as of Monday afternoon.

The post was also marked with several community notes – one of which noted a blatantly false claim made in the image that the Lone Star State polls close at 9 p.m. ET.

“CNN has no such poll in Texas and has never released these numbers. The image is doctored and the poll numbers are false,” the memo said, adding, “Additionally, Election Day polls in Texas typically close at 7:00 p.m. CT (8:00 p.m. ET), NOT 9:00 p.m. ET. »

Other accounts also shared the doctored screenshot:

CNN Communications stepped in Monday afternoon, on the eve of the election, to clarify that the image was false.

The network’s PR account tweeted: “This image is completely fabricated and manipulated and has never been broadcast on any CNN platform.”

Like the Texas Secretary of State’s election count, notemost polling places in the state are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

According to The New York Times, Trump led Harris by eight points in Texas on Monday – 52% to 44%.

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