{"id":2293387,"date":"2024-07-12T10:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T14:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-taylor-swift-statement-backing-joe-biden-was-for-2020-presidential-election-not-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T10:30:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T14:30:53","slug":"fact-check-taylor-swift-statement-backing-joe-biden-was-for-2020-presidential-election-not-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-taylor-swift-statement-backing-joe-biden-was-for-2020-presidential-election-not-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Taylor Swift Statement Backing Joe Biden Was For 2020 Presidential Election, Not 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-taylor-swift-statement-backing-joe-biden-was-for-2020-presidential-election-not-2024%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2293387&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-up-business-owner-blocks-in-health-inspectors-car-who-shut-his-business-down-over-covid-restrictions\/\" title=\"Fed Up Business Owner Blocks In Health Inspector\u2019s Car Who Shut His Business Down Over COVID Restrictions\">post shared<\/a> on X claiming \u200bthat musician Taylor Swift \u2063endorsed President Joe Biden for the\u2064 2024 election is false. The image circulating quoting her support for Biden was from\u2064 the 2020 election, \u200bnot the upcoming one. Swift has not made\u200c any\u200c endorsement for\u200d the 2024 election as of now. The post also includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-staff-told-us-he-misspoke-joe-biden-confuses-his-agenda-in-60-minutes-interview-so-his-staff-steps-in-to-correct-the-record-video\/\" title=\"&quot;Biden&#039;s Staff Told Us He Misspoke&quot; - Joe Biden Confuses His Agenda in 60 Minutes Interview so His Staff Steps in to Correct the Record (VIDEO)\">fact check<\/a> about Swift needing help from stadium workers during a show\u200d in \u200cSwitzerland due to heat.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p><span>A post <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kangaroos991\/status\/1810019701868876265\"><span>shared on X<\/span><\/a><span>  claims musician Taylor Swift has made a statement backing President Joe Biden in his reelection campaign, saying, \u201cUnder their leadership, I believe America has a chance to start the healing process it so desperately needs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Drop a \ud83d\udc99 for the amazing Tay Tay! \ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\udc99 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kJqWIxy5YI\">pic.twitter.com\/kJqWIxy5YI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Just saying (@kangaroos991) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kangaroos991\/status\/1810019701868876265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post is inaccurate. Swift has not yet made an endorsement for the 2024 election at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Swift had to ask stadium workers for help before performing a song at her show in Zu\u0308rich, Switzerland on Tuesday as fans suffered from the heat, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2024\/07\/09\/taylor-swift-asks-for-fan-help-in-switzerland\/74328791007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USA Today<\/a>. Temperatures hit a high of 89 on that day and workers handed out water bottles, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">outlet reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An image shows a photo of Swift along with the text \u201cTAYLOR SWIFT BACKS BIDEN.\u201d It quotes her as saying, <span>\u201cUnder their leadership, I believe America has a chance to start the healing process it so desperately needs.\u201d Underneath this is a logo for the 2024 Biden campaign and then at the top center is a logo for First Coast News, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-73976-ballots-released-by-maricopa-county-56-1-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"BREAKING: 73,976 Ballots Released By Maricopa County \u2014 56.1% FOR DONALD TRUMP\">news outlet<\/a> from Jacksonville, Florida. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This statement is not recent, however. Swift made the statement while endorsing Biden and Vice President Harris in the 2020 <\/span>election, not 2024, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/news\/taylor-swift-joe-biden-kamala-harris-endorsement-2020-election-b887825.html\">The Independent<\/a>. Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FCN2go\/status\/1314601019784003584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">First Coast News<\/a> originally posted the image to X on Oct. 9, 2020, where it does not show any logo for the Biden campaign at all.<\/p>\n<p><span>A June 12 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/taylor-swift-joe-biden-donald-trump-endorsement-1912520\"><span>Newsweek<\/span><\/a><span>  article reported that Swift had not made any statements endorsing a candidate for the 2024 election. At the time of writing, there are no <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=taylor+swift+2024+presidential+endorsement&#038;sca_esv=3998ef5806fd06a1&#038;rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS949US1047&#038;biw=1920&#038;bih=953&#038;tbm=nws&#038;ei=efePZpacGoDiwN4Pnvmt0A4&#038;oq=taylor+swift+2024+pres&#038;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LW5ld3MiFnRheWxvciBzd2lmdCAyMDI0IHByZXMqAggGMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yCRAAGBYYxwMYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHkjmcFDGC1jFZXAReACQAQCYAXagAf8WqgEEMzMuNbgBAcgBAPgBAZgCM6AC8BeoAgDCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICCxAAGIAEGLEDGIMBwgINEAAYgAQYsQMYQxiKBcICEBAAGIAEGLEDGEMYgwEYigXCAggQABiABBixA8ICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAg4QABiABBixAxiDARiKBcICDhAAGIAEGJECGLEDGIoFwgIFECEYoAHCAgcQABiABBgNwgIJEAAYxwMYDRgewgIIEAAYCBgNGB7CAgsQABiABBiGAxiKBZgDAogGAZIHBDQ0LjegB_nwAQ&#038;sclient=gws-wiz-news\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-an-israeli-clergyman-blessing-guns\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show An Israeli Clergyman Blessing Guns?\">credible news reports<\/a><\/span><\/a><span>  to suggest Swift has made an endorsement. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The claim was also debunked by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/taylor-swift-biden-2024\/\"><span>Snopes<\/span><\/a><span>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/21\/fact-check-did-taylor-swift-cancel-tour-in-florida-to-protest-state-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Taylor Swift Cancel Tour In Florida To Protest State Policy?)<\/a><\/strong><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This is not the first time misinformation involving Swift\u2019s political views has gone viral. Check Your Fact previously <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/02\/21\/fact-check-swift-kelce-leave-us-trump-reelected\/\"><span>debunked<\/span><\/a><span>  the claim that Swift and her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, would leave the country if former President Donald Trump was reelected. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A social media post falsely claims that Taylor Swift has endorsed President Joe Biden for his reelection campaign in 2024. However, Swift has not made any endorsements for the 2024 election at the time of writing. This misinformation is not new, as false claims about Swift&#8217;s political views have circulated before<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":613,"featured_media":2293388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2153937353-scaled-e1720717588422.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34800,13420,32320,32394],"class_list":["post-2293387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2020-presidential-election","tag-fact-check","tag-joe-biden","tag-taylor-swift"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2153937353-scaled-e1720717588422.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2293388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}