It was one of the high points in the early days of the Kamala Harris campaign, the honeymoon period where the vice president -- newly minted as the Democratic nominee -- was in "joyful warrior" mode: A sit-down with media icon Oprah Winfrey in Detroit.

Winfrey hosted a star-studded town hall event, titled the "Unite for America" rally, in September. Winfrey took to social media to set the record straight, commenting on an Instagram post that featured paparazzi footage of herself denying the report.