Claim: Singer Taylor Swift endorses Republican nominee Donald Trump for the 2024 US presidential elections.
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook post bearing the claim has gained 4,900 views, 39 comments, and 78 reactions.
The video purportedly shows Swift holding a red banner that says “Trump won. Democrats cheated.” It was supposedly taken last February 2024 during the Grammys red carpet as seen on the backdrop.
The caption also reads, “Taylor Swift endorses Trump!”
The Facts: Swift is not endorsing Republican bet Trump for presidency.
The original video came from “Recording Academy” which was crossposted by Variety on social media on February 5, 2024. The video shows Swift posing for photos. Nowhere in the original video was the singer shown holding any banner to endorse the former president. The clip used in the misleading Facebook post seems to have been altered to include the red banner.
Last August, Trump shared a fake post where Swift purportedly endorsed him. Several groups said the images shared by Trump appeared to be deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence.
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On Tuesday, September 10, Swift endorsed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris after the presidential debate between her and Trump.
In her Instagram post endorsing Harris, Swift addressed the AI post shared by Trump, saying, “It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation. It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter.”
Swift endorsed US President Joe Biden and his running mate Harris in the 2020 polls. The singer has also previously criticized Trump’s “ineffective leadership” during the coronavirus pandemic and his attempts to “subvert and destroy our right to vote and vote safely.” – James Patrick Cruz/Rappler.com
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