The artist responsible for the fake Kamala Harris Eagles posters at Philadelphia bus stops is unaware of how they came to be there.

A fake poster of Kamala Harris in Eagles gear with a caption that read, "Kamala, official candidate of the Philadelphia Eagles," was found at a Philadelphia bus stop and later proven to be a forgery last week.

Philadelphia native Winston Tseng, the artist who took credit for the poster, released a statement on Monday stating that the piece was intended to be satirical and never meant for public display. He claimed no knowledge of how it ended up in that space.

"I created the poster of Kamala Harris wearing an Eagles helmet, but I'm unsure how it got placed at bus stops in Philadelphia," Tseng wrote.

Tseng asserts that the piece was not intended to promote the Harris campaign when he created it. Instead, it was designed to criticize the practice of celebrities and sports entities endorsing political candidates.

"My work utilizes brands and advertising to convey societal issues. The poster is a parody of the commercials we see on I-95 promoting the 'official beer' or the 'official accounting firm of the Philadelphia Eagles.' However, the title of this piece is 'Political Endorsement,' which is the central issue. The question arises, why do we care about Hulk Hogan or a corporation's endorsement? Despite this, we find ourselves reacting strongly to this satirical endorsement, which may reflect our current times."

On 16th and Spring Garden streets, 18th Street and JFK Boulevard, and 34th and Walnut streets in Philadelphia, posters were initially spotted during the first two days of September. The poster shown below was later removed on Monday afternoon from 16th and Spring Garden streets.

The posters also included a URL that directed to an Eagles voting website with information on past Pennsylvania and New Jersey primary election voting deadlines, first-time voter resources, polling locations, and guidelines on voting registration and requesting a ballot.

Tseng has previously shared images of his posters featuring the Ben & Jerry's brand at Philadelphia bus stops, including a poster of President Biden eating an ice cream cone with the caption "Rocky Road to Democracy."

Tseng has also shared a photo of one of his posters featuring former president Trump, where he used the Pepto Bismol brand to depict Trump against a white background with the text: "Nausea, heartburn, insurrection, upset stomach, diarrhea."

The Harris Eagles posters arrived one week before the presidential debate between Harris and Trump, which will take place at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday night and will be broadcast on ABC.

One Philadelphia resident, identified as Joe from South Philly, reacted strongly to the posters and covered them up with printed-out screenshots of the Eagles' official statement that the posters were counterfeit.

"Joe expressed his concern that the person spreading lies about the Philadelphia Eagles endorsing Kamala Harris as a presidential candidate is using the stop to deceive others. He emphasized that this behavior undermines the integrity of the election process in Pennsylvania, which is a crucial battleground state."

An official from the city informed NBC Philadelphia that a break-in occurred at a location where bus station posters are kept, resulting in the replacement of authentic posters with fake Harris endorsement posters.

"The unauthorized placement of posters in a securely covered bus shelter ad space was not a digital breach. The person responsible for this act broke into the shelter and put the posters in the space. The Intersection has advised the City's Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems (OTIS) to conduct a full inventory of all bus shelters tomorrow and remove any illegal posters. The City has a process to review all bus shelter ads, but this was not a digital ad."

According to electoral and polling analysis, Pennsylvania could be the "tipping point" in the 2024 presidential election. If Vice President Harris were to win the commonwealth, she would secure 270 electoral votes compared to Donald Trump's 268. However, if Trump were to win Pennsylvania, he would have 287 electoral votes to Harris' 251.

Recent polls in the state indicate that Trump is gaining ground and closing the gap with Harris' previous lead.

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