Counterfeit political ad showing Kamala Harris in Eagles gear removed from bus stop

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A counterfeit political ad, which appeared to show the Philadelphia Eagles' endorsement of Kamala Harris for president, has been removed from a bus stop.

The ad, placed at a bus stop at 34th and Walnut streets in University City, showed Kamala Harris wearing an Eagles helmet with the text "official candidate of the Philadelphia Eagles."

To some, it might seem official. Along with the Eagles logo, the ad also sends people to a real, nonpartisan voting information website: PhiladelphiaEagles.com/vote.

There is no mention of either candidate on the website.

The Action Cam was there as the sign was removed on Tuesday morning.

Other signs around the city have also been spotted, but the Eagles want to stress they are not real.

The bus shelters in question belong to the media company Intersection.

"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," said a statement from the company. "While our bus shelters have locks that typically prevent the installation of unauthorized copy by non-Intersection staff, occasionally people find a way to unlock the ad box and insert unauthorized copy."

Intersection and the Eagles had nothing to do with the creation or the posting of the fake ads, says a company spokesperson.

Across Philadelphia, Action News spoke with Eagles fans who had mixed reactions over the counterfeit ads.

"Obviously, it's not to their advantage to be shown to be committed to a certain candidate," noted Mathilda Jones from Center City.

"Somebody can't use their logo in a way that the Eagles organization themselves might now want their logo used," added Cameron Smith from Brewerytown.

Fans are worried that despite the ads being fake, the damage is already done.

"It's encoded in people's brains, this picture of Kamala Harris with the Eagles. So no matter what happens now, the psychological effect is there, it's done," Jones explained.

Now, the next question on everyone's mind is, 'Who was responsible?'

"If there's actually an organization that is putting those signs up there could be a lawsuit," noted Harry Rothstein from West Philadelphia.

Though the signs are deceiving, fans hope people aren't falling for it.

"I think the Eagles represent the City of Philadelphia and the people of Philadelphia and it's such a wide range of people," said Gonzalo Mulanovich from West Philadelphia.

Action News reached out to the Harris campaign for comment on this incident. Campaign leaders have not yet issued a response.