Conservatives have been losing their minds about Taylor Swift for the last week.
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AquaCityBoy
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Big dikk Taylor 
These motherfukkers wouldn’t have a problem if Taylor was with Nick Bosa republican ass
They know Taylor has so much influence on the most important voters in this election YOUNG WHITE WOMEN and SOME MIDDLE AGED WHITE WOMEN
and the way Taylor goes out and tell her supporters to vote they don’t like that
They know Taylor has so much influence on the most important voters in this election YOUNG WHITE WOMEN and SOME MIDDLE AGED WHITE WOMEN
and the way Taylor goes out and tell her supporters to vote they don’t like that
GreenGhxst
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I thought her and Travis was their dream love story
Burned Verses
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Republicans know their chances in November are getting slimmer
Strap in folks
Strap in folks
Taylor Swift deepfakes on X falsely depict her supporting Trump
One manipulated video appeared to originate from a pro-Trump X account that has over 1 million followers.
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Taylor Swift deepfakes on X falsely depict her supporting Trump
One manipulated video appeared to originate from a pro-Trump X account that has over 1 million followers.
Taylor Swift at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.John Shearer / Getty Images for The Recording Academy
Feb. 7, 2024, 7:30 PM EST
By Kat Tenbarge
Taylor Swift is being targeted again by deepfakes, with supporters of Donald Trump posting manipulated media falsely showing her supporting Trump and engaging in election denialism.
The viral images and clips on X, which have been viewed millions of times, come just over a week after fake nude images of Swift went viral on the platform, putting a spotlight on X’s inability to control the spread of malicious inauthentic media. X briefly blocked searches for “Taylor Swift” after the incident, and it has continued to struggle with controlling the spread of Swift deepfakes.
Some of the deepfakes showing Swift supporting Trump have content labels warning that the media is inauthentic, but many shares of those posts and reposts did not initially have the same labels. Deepfakes are real media that is manipulated, often with the help of artificial intelligence, that tends to target celebrities and high-profile women in particular.
The most prominent pro-Trump deepfake video of Swift uses a recent video of her on the Grammys red carpet, posing for cameras. But the video is edited to show her holding a sign that says “Trump won” and “Democrats cheated!” One post containing the video on X (formerly Twitter) has over 10.3 million views, according to X’s metrics. It has a community note that says that the video is edited and that Swift was not really holding the flag.
NBC News found 13 other posts containing the fake video. Eight of them did not have community notes or manipulated media labels. One of the unlabeled posts had over 72,000 views as of publication, according to X’s metrics. None of those videos had been removed as of Thursday evening despite appearing to violate X’s policies against manipulated media. Some videos later received labels noting that the posts contained manipulated media.
A representative for X wrote “The team was made aware of this AI-generated video and we took action on almost 100 posts on February 4, 2024, under our Synthetic and Manipulated Media policy. We’re actively monitoring and when posts are found they will also be labeled as manipulated media.”
The manipulated media appeared to originate from a pro-Trump X account that has over 1 million followers and is enrolled in X Premium, which gives the account a blue verification check mark and the ability to make money from ads. Many of the video posts viewed by NBC News have links leading back to that account, which is one way for users to share videos, but while the original post has a manipulated media label, the reposts do not carry the label with them.
The X account that the manipulated media appeared to originate from has also posted numerous other deepfakes on X, some also involving Swift. A post on Monday contained an edited video of Swift’s album of the year acceptance speech at the Grammys, which appeared to use voice-cloning technology to make it sound as though she was saying “Trump won,” “F--- Joe Biden” and “Trump 2024 bit----, let’s go.” That post has over 750,000 views, according to X’s metrics, and it did not
X appears to be the primary mainstream social media platform where manipulated media that shows Swift supporting election denialism is circulating. A search for “Taylor Swift Trump” on Instagram surfaced one post containing the video and no content labels or indications that it was fake. According to Instagram’s metrics, the post was viewed more than 6,700 times.
On Facebook, a search for “Taylor Swift Trump” did not return the fake video, but it did return an AI-generated fake image showing Swift and Trump on a “date” posted in October. Meta, which owns both Instagram and Facebook, put a filter reading “Altered photo/video” with a link to a fact-checking article over the Instagram post after NBC News reached out for comment.
A search for “Taylor Swift Trump” on YouTube showed that the fake video of Swift holding the Trump sign was posted on YouTube 10 times in the past two days and that the video that used the voice clone of Swift was uploaded once. Five of those 11 videos had zero views as of publication. The most-viewed upload, showing Swift holding the fake sign, had 6,800 views as of publication. None of the videos were labeled as manipulated or false media. YouTube did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A search for “Taylor Swift Trump” on TikTok brought up two videos containing the fake Swift edit. One of them had fewer than 1,000 views. Another video had 14,800 views, and the creator responded to comments asking about its authenticity by saying “It’s real” and calling it a “publicity stunt.” Both TikToks were removed after NBC News reached out for comment.
The social media platforms that NBC News found hosting the fake Swift videos without content warnings have all struggled to moderate disinformation — AI-generated and otherwise. For example, a January NBC News investigation found that a dozen YouTube channels had posted fake news about Black celebrities, some of which used AI-altered images in thumbnails and AI text-to-speech technology.
Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris after presidential debate
The singer's endorsement was signed "Childless Cat Lady."
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Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris after presidential debate
The singer's endorsement was signed "Childless Cat Lady."
Taylor Swift endorses Harris for president
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Sept. 10, 2024, 11:06 PM EDT / Updated Sept. 10, 2024, 11:27 PM EDT
By Daniel Arkin
Pop superstar Taylor Swift endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential candidacy on Tuesday night after the high-stakes debate with former President Donald Trump, calling the Democratic nominee a "steady-handed, gifted leader."
"I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election," Swift said in a post on Instagram to her more than 283 million followers. "I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them. I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos."
Swift went on to say that she was "heartened and impressed" by Harris' selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, praising him as a champion of "LGBTQ+ rights, IVF and a woman's right to own her body for decades."
"I’ve done my research, and I’ve made my choice," the Grammy-winning artist added. "Your research is all yours to do, and the choice is yours to make. I also want to say, especially to first time voters: Remember that in order to vote, you have to be registered! I also find it’s much easier to vote early. I’ll link where to register and find early voting dates and info in my story."
Swift, 34, signed her post "Childless Cat Lady" — a reference to language used by Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, to describe women who do not have kids. Swift included a photo of herself holding her cat, Benjamin Button, who has graced the cover of Time magazine with the singer.
Swift's endorsement came as a surprise to the Harris campaign, two campaign officials told NBC News. The campaign views the singer's backing as part of a "decisive victory" for the vice president on the debate stage and speaks to her ability to attract support, one of the officials said.
The endorsement had been widely anticipated. Swift threw her support behind President Joe Biden and Harris during the 2020 presidential election. Swift allowed the Biden-Harris campaign to use her song “Only the Young” in an advertisement during the 2020 cycle.
Swift once shied away from weighing in on American politics. But with the release of her documentary "Miss Americana" in 2020, she became more vocal. The movie chronicled her behind-the-scenes fight to publicly denounce Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., then a member of the House. She endorsed Blackburn's Senate opponent, Phil Bredesen.
Blackburn ultimately won the race, but Swift's post on Instagram encouraging people to register to vote activated waves of young people, Vote.org said at the time.
In November, a national NBC News poll found 40% of registered voters had positive views of Swift, while 16% had negative views. A majority of Democrats (53%) viewed her positively, while 28% of Republicans said the same.
In the Instagram post, Swift also criticized social media users who have circulated images generated by artificial intelligence falsely stating that she had endorsed the Trump-Vance ticket. Trump shared a series of those images on his Truth Social platform.
"Recently I was made aware that AI of ‘me’ falsely endorsing Donald Trump’s presidential run was posted to his site. It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation," she said. "It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth."
Swifties for Kamala, a group of fans who have no official affiliation with either woman, said they were "thrilled."
"We’ve had no doubt that Taylor would endorse at the right time and are excited about the momentum she will bring to this campaign," Irene Kim, the group's co-founder, said in a statement.
Trump was asked to react to the news Swift's endorsement of his opponent after he walked into the "spin room" after the debate. "I have no idea," the GOP nominee said in response.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
