KAMALA Harris has been accused of faking a phone call with a voter to thank them for their support.
Footage shows the White House hopeful flash the camera app on her screen while apparently on a call.
Democrat candidate Harris made a surprise visit to a phone bank at the party's headquarters in Washington DC today in a bid to drum up some last-minute support.
The race for the White House sits on a knife edge between Harris and ex-President Trump - with voters now heading to polling stations across the country.
After weeks of campaigning, Harris today headed to a phone bank hosted by the Democratic National Committee.
A clip appears to show Harris making a call herself to a voter on an iPhone.
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She says: "Have you voted already?"
After a pause, Harris then adds: "You did? Thank you!"
As the crowd around her cheers, she grins and holds up the smartphone - showing off the camera app.
She then puts the phone back to her ear, and says: "Thank you so very much. It's so important that everybody participates."
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Speculation is rife on social media that Harris may have staged the call.
Others say it may be the case that her face touching the screen could have flipped the app.
Harris' apparent gaffe comes with the keys to the White House hanging in the balance as she and Trump vie to become the next president.
Poll stations in Indiana and Kentucky have already closed - with the final ones closing in Hawaii and most of Alaska by around 12am ET.
It comes as...
- Donald Trump has won the presidential election in West Virginia, Indiana, and Kentucky, according to the .
- Kamala Harris has won the election in Vermont, according to the AP.
- Early exit polls revealed voters are concerned with democracy and the economy.
- Trump expressed confidence in his campaign, calling it the "best" of the three.
- Tech billionaire Elon Musk will reportedly join Trump and several of his top donors at an exclusive star-studded election night watch party at Mar-a-Lago.
- Trump's running mate, JD Vance, voted for the former president at a Catholic church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- The Walz family is set to join Vice President Kamala Harris at her election night watch party at Howard University.
- President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will reportedly not attend Harris' evening event and will instead watch the election results from the White House.
- Harris took over the airwaves in all seven swing states, making a final pitch to undecided voters in several radio interviews on Tuesday.
- Polling locations across the US experienced technical issues, long lines, severe weather, and bomb threats.
But Americans may have to wait hours - or even days - to find out who has clinched victory.
Harris supporters have gathered at Howard University, her alma mater.
Many have congregated outside the venue too as they hope to see the Vice President move up a notch to President.
Exit polls led by revealed Harris voters chose democracy as the most important issue while voting - while Trump voters said the economy was on their minds.
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Plus, the exit polls revealed voters giving President Joe Biden a job approval rating of 41 per cent, meaning it was critical for Harris to distinguish herself from Biden to voters ahead of Election Day.
Americans are now waiting to watch the returns in seven key swing states that are likely to determine the next president of the US - and which party will control the upper and lower chambers.