There is no evidence that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced they will leave the country if former U.S. President Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election.
An Instagram post, opens new tab says, “BREAKING: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce say they will leave the United States if Donald Trump becomes President in 2024. What’s your reaction?”
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Swift, who endorsed U.S. President Joe Biden in 2020, has been the target of criticism and conspiracy theories by Trump allies, opens new tab ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Reuters has previously addressed false claims about Swift, including an edited video, opens new tab saying that she is not a Pentagon secret agent, a fabricated Truth Social, opens new tab post purporting to show Trump criticizing Swift, and an altered image, opens new tab of Swift appearing to wear an anti-Trump t-shirt.
The Instagram post shows a screenshot of a tweet posted on Feb. 11., opens new tab The account calls itself “Donald J. Trump News” but says it has “no affiliation” to the former president in its bio.
The account did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
There are no credible reports, opens new tab or public statements, opens new tab by Swift, opens new tab and Kelce, opens new tab saying, opens new tab they will leave the U.S. if Trump becomes president again.
Representatives for Swift did not provide a comment in response to the claims, and representatives for Kelce did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment.
VERDICT
No evidence. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce did not publicly announce they will leave the country if Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election.
