Is it true that the U.S. singer-songwriter Taylor Swift misplaced tens of millions of {dollars} in a model contract after endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential marketing campaign?
That’s what a Sept. 14 Fb put up claimed, however its supply was not a respectable information supply.
“Scorching Information: Taylor Swift unexpectedly misplaced a $125 million model contract after a large promoting marketing campaign,” the put up stated. It confirmed a picture of Harris on the left and Swift on the proper, with tears in her eyes.
The declare was additionally shared in Spanish.
(Screengrab from Fb)
The put up was flagged as a part of Meta’s efforts to fight false information and misinformation on its Information Feed. (Learn extra about our partnership with Meta, which owns Fb, Instagram and Threads.)
PolitiFact contacted Swift publicists, however we obtained no response.
Swift posted Sept. 10 on Instagram that she will probably be voting for Harris and her operating mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
However PolitiFact discovered no credible information tales within the Nexis database or public statements by Swift saying she misplaced tens of millions of {dollars} in a model contract for supporting Harris.
After we did a Google search of the put up’s headline, we discovered a Sept. 12 article with the same title printed on Esspots, a web site that describes itself as a creator of satirical content material. The article additionally had a tag that claims “satire.”
The Fb put up additionally despatched customers to a hyperlink for the supposed “full story” on the URL celebtoday24h.com. However this story is a copy-and-paste from the Esspots article — solely with out the satire disclaimer.
The Fb put up’s picture of Swift is from a 2020 documentary concerning the making of her album “Folklore.”
We fee this declare False.
