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Ed Sheeran’s controversial US tour has sparked a wave of viral rumours. A false claim that his music was removed from Spotify racked up more than 3 million views on X, despite his his music remaining available. Another video, viewed over 14 million times, falsely suggested Sheeran was now defiantly performing solo after all his support acts withdrew, but not only is the footage dated, but Sheeran has indeed replaced the backing musicians. Vedika Bahl fact-checks in Truth or Fake.
It's the tour that's become engulfed in controversy, since rapper Macklemore was removed from the line-up over his pro-Palestinian comments on stage, triggering an avalanche of all the support acts to pull out in solidarity with Macklemore and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The dispute has also fuelled a wave of claims online, including two viral posts falsely portraying developments around Sheeran’s shows.
One claim suggested Sheeran’s music had been removed from Spotify following the backlash. The post, shared by an account called HoopsCrave, amassed more than 3 million views on X. But there is no evidence that Spotify has removed Sheeran’s music. His songs remain available on the streaming platform, and there has been no announcement from Spotify confirming any such decision.
The account behind the claim is also labelled "Parody and Satire" on its X profile, an...
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