Pop superstar Taylor Swift won album of the year at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 4 for “Midnights,” breaking the record for most wins in the category with four.
Earlier in the night, while she accepted her win for best pop vocal album, Swift also announced that her new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” will drop on April 19.
A video of Swift that has since gone viral on social media appears to show her promoting false claims of election fraud on the Grammys red carpet. In the video, Swift is seen holding a flag that says, “Trump won, Democrats cheated!”
Some commenters questioned if the video of Swift holding the flag is real.
THE QUESTION
Is the video of Taylor Swift holding a pro-Trump flag at the 2024 Grammys real?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
No, the video of Taylor Swift holding a pro-Trump flag at the 2024 Grammys is not real.
WHAT WE FOUND
The video of Taylor Swift holding a flag that says, “Trump won, Democrats cheated!” is not real. It’s been manipulated.
VERIFY found the original video of Swift walking the Grammys red carpet on Variety magazine’s X account. That video does not show Swift holding the pro-Trump flag or any kind of political memorabilia.
Swift is also wearing black gloves in the real video. The fake video, which was posted by an account that creates parody content, has been edited to show...
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