Her political views have also put her at odds with former President Donald Trump, who privately claims that he is more popular than Taylor Swift and has more committed fans.
She endorsed President Joe Biden's 2020 campaign and has been at the top of his reelection campaign wish list for potential surrogates.
Taylor Swift is a pop superstar who has become increasingly politically active in recent years.
Taylor Swift is a pop superstar who has become increasingly politically active in recent years. She endorsed President Joe Biden's 2020 campaign and has been at the top of his reelection campaign wish list for potential surrogates. However, her political views have also put her at odds with former President Donald Trump, who privately claims that he is more popular than Taylor Swift and has more committed fans. The two sides are in a one-sided popularity contest, with many people already getting tired of the discourse surrounding them.
Taylor Swift has not uttered a word about the 2024 presidential election.
Jeanine Pirro said on The Five that Taylor Swift should not get involved in politics and urged her to stay out of it.
Charly Arnolt also advised Taylor Swift against getting involved in politics, saying 'Please don't believe everything she says.'
Sean Hannity suggested that Democrats were leading Ms. Swift astray and encouraged her to think twice before making a decision about 2024.
Former President Donald Trump's allies have recently begun attacking the pop star Taylor Swift.
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The article is deceptive in that it presents the idea that Taylor Swift's endorsement of President Biden would alienate her fans and cause political turmoil. This is not true as there are no facts presented to support this claim. The article also uses sensationalism by presenting a hypothetical scenario where Taylor Swift endorses President Biden, which has not happened yet.
Taylor Swift at the AFC Championship N.F.L. football game on Sunday.
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing the opinions of Jeanine Pirro and Sean Hannity without providing any evidence or reasoning for their claims. Additionally, the author presents a dichotomous depiction of Taylor Swift's involvement in politics as either supporting President Biden or being alienated from her fans. The article also contains inflammatory rhetoric by suggesting that right-wing activists have indulged in baseless speculation about Taylor Swift's romance with Travis Kelce, which is not supported by any evidence.
Jeanine Pirro said on “The Five,” before addressing the singer directly. “So don’t get involved! Don’t get involved in politics! We don’t want to see you there!”
Sean Hannity, using his prime time soapbox on Tuesday evening, suggested that Democrats were leading Ms. Swift astray.
Right-wing activists have indulged in baseless speculation that Ms. Swift’s romance with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce — a kind of ur-American couple of football star and wholesome pop icon — is a contrivance engineered by Democrats, or perhaps the National Football League, to trick unsuspecting Americans into boosting Super Bowl ratings or voting for Mr. Biden in November.
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The article contains examples of political bias. The author and other commentators on Fox News are expressing their disapproval of Taylor Swift's potential involvement in the presidential race and urging her not to get involved. They also indulge in baseless speculation that her romance with Travis Kelce is a contrivance engineered by Democrats or the NFL to boost Super Bowl ratings or vote for Biden. These statements demonstrate a clear political bias.
Jeanine Pirro said on “The Five,” before addressing the singer directly: “So don’t get involved! Don’t get involved in politics!
Right-wing activists have indulged in baseless speculation that Ms. Swift's romance with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is a contrivance engineered by Democrats or perhaps the National Football League to trick unsuspecting Americans into boosting Super Bowl ratings or voting for Mr. Biden.
, Sean Hannity, using his prime time soapbox on Tuesday evening, suggested that Democrats were leading Ms. Swift astray.
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The author of the article has a conflict of interest with Taylor Swift and Fox News. The author is Michael M. Grynbaum who works for The New York Times which competes with Fox News in terms of news coverage.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of Taylor Swift's involvement in politics as he is reporting for Fox News which is known to have conservative political leanings and may not be impartial when it comes to this topic.
Former President Donald Trump's allies have recently begun attacking the pop star Taylor Swift.
If that and the aforementioned survey are correct, there are nearly 137 million voting-age Swift supporters across the US, or about 88% of the combined number of votes cast in the 2020 presidential election for Biden and Trump.
Taylor Swift has not uttered a word about the 2024 presidential election.
Jeanine Pirro said on The Five that Taylor Swift should not get involved in politics and urged her to stay out of it.
Sean Hannity suggested that Democrats were leading Ms. Swift astray and encouraged her to think twice before making a decision about 2024.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it implies that Taylor Swift's US adult fan base is nearly as big as the 2020 presidential vote count and unafraid to go low. However, this statement is not supported by any evidence or data provided in the article. Secondly, it suggests that Trump will have to defeat a far scarier and more dangerous force than President Joe Biden's reelection campaign if he attacks Taylor Swift. This statement is also unsupported as there are no indications of such danger from Swift's fan base. Thirdly, the article implies that Swift fans are overwhelmingly Democrats or left-leaning, with only 55% being liberals. However, this contradicts other data provided in the article which suggests that more than 60 million Republican Swifties exist who could defect over attacks on Taylor Swift.
The statement 'Trump will have to defeat a far scarier and more dangerous force than President Joe Biden's reelection campaign if he attacks Taylor Swift.' is deceptive because it implies that attacking Taylor Swift would be difficult for Trump, but there are no indications of such danger from her fan base.
The statement 'Taylor Swift's US adult fan base is nearly as big as the 2020 presidential vote count and unafraid to go low.' is deceptive because it implies that Taylor Swift has a large following in the US, but there are no data or evidence provided to support this claim.
The statement 'Swift fans are overwhelmingly Democrats or left-leaning, with only 55% being liberals' is deceptive because it contradicts other data provided in the article which suggests that more than 60 million Republican Swifties exist who could defect over attacks on Taylor Swift.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing a Morning Consult survey that estimates the number of voting-age Swift fans and their political leanings. However, this information is not reliable as it is based on self-reported data from a small sample size. Additionally, the author makes an inflammatory statement about Taylor Swift's fan base being more dangerous than any Democratic leader in the country, which is subjective and lacks evidence to support it.
The article uses an appeal to authority by citing a Morning Consult survey that estimates the number of voting-age Swift fans and their political leanings. However, this information is not reliable as it is based on self-reported data from a small sample size.
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The article is biased towards Taylor Swift and against Donald Trump. The author uses language that dehumanizes Trump by saying he will have to defeat a far scarier and more dangerous force than President Joe Biden's reelection campaign: her scorned fans. This implies that the Swifties are not just regular people but rather some kind of monstrous threat to Trump's success. The author also uses language like 'holy war', which is highly inflammatory and exaggerated, implying that attacking Taylor Swift will be a major battle with significant consequences.
Former President Donald Trump's allies have recently begun attacking the pop star Taylor Swift
If former President Donald Trump and his campaign choose to attack Taylor Swift, he'll have to defeat a far scarier and more dangerous force than President Joe Biden's reelection campaign: her scorned fans.
If just a small fraction of Swift's Republican fans defect over such attacks, it could help Biden secure a second term in the White House.
The general perception is that Swift fans are overwhelmingly Democrats or left-leaning
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Madison Hall has a conflict of interest on the topic of Taylor Swift as they are both part of the MAGA movement.
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Madison Hall has a conflict of interest on the topic of Taylor Swift as she is a Rolling Stone reporter and may have personal or professional ties to her.
Taylor Swift's popularity and willingness to speak up on political issues could make her a significant player in the 2024 presidential race.
President Biden's reelection team is actively seeking Swift's endorsement, which could boost enthusiasm for him among young voters.
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Conservative annoyance is rising due to Swift's perceived social liberalism and past criticisms of former President Trump.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it implies that Taylor Swift's popularity and her willingness to speak up on political issues could make her a significant player in the 2024 presidential race when there is no evidence of this happening. Secondly, it suggests that conservative annoyance with Taylor Swift is rising due to some combination of factors such as perceived social liberalism, past criticisms of former President Trump and outspokenness about gender-related double standards which are not true. Thirdly, the article implies that there is evidence linking Super Bowl rigging to an artificially culturally propped up couple this fall when no such evidence exists.
The article suggests that Taylor Swift's popularity and her willingness to speak up on political issues could make her a significant player in the 2024 presidential race. However, there is no evidence of this happening.
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to authority when discussing the political views of Taylor Swift and other individuals. Additionally, there are instances where the author presents a dichotomous depiction of certain issues.
The article contains several examples of informal fallacies.
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The article contains examples of political bias. The author uses language that dehumanizes one side as extreme or unreasonable and implies that the other is not. Additionally, the author quotes sources who use inflammatory language to further their own agenda.
> Taylor Swift’s romance with Travis Kelce has driven the right to new heights of apoplexy as the Super Bowl looms. <br> Vivek Ramaswamy, the former presidential candidate, is among those who are implying that the Super Bowl is rigged to give Swift more prominence for an eventual Biden endorsement.
There’s no mistaking the feverishness of the anti-Swift sentiment on the right in recent days. <br> Newsmax host Greg Kelly complained of “idolatry” toward Swift from her fans, adding, “If you look it up in the Bible, it’s a sin.” <br> One America News host Alison Steinberg suggested Swift is being “owned by [George] Soros,” a longtime hate figure on the right because of his support for liberal causes.
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The article discusses the politicization of Taylor Swift and her involvement in politics. The author has a financial tie to the Democratic Party as he is employed by Politico, which is owned by Comcast NBCUniversal. Additionally, there are personal relationships between the author and politicians mentioned in the article such as President Biden.
The article discusses Taylor Swift's involvement with Democrats and her support for Joe Biden during his presidential campaign.
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The author has multiple conflicts of interest on the topics provided. The article discusses Taylor Swift's political views and her involvement in the 2024 presidential race, which could be seen as a conflict of interest if she is supporting or opposing any particular candidate. Additionally, the article mentions Joe Biden and Alison Steinberg, who are both politicians with their own agendas. The author also discusses Vivek Ramaswamy's political views and his involvement in conservative politics.
Alison Steinberg's political views and her involvement in politics are discussed, which could be seen as a conflict of interest.
Joe Biden is mentioned as being involved in the 2024 presidential race, which could be seen as a conflict of interest if he is running himself.
Taylor Swift has been vocal about her support for Democrats in the past, which could be seen as a conflict of interest if she is supporting or opposing any particular candidate.
Taylor Swift endorsed President Joe Biden's winning 2020 campaign.
Allies of former President Donald Trump are already getting ready for his reelection bid and attacking Taylor Swift with criticism and conspiracy theories ahead of the Super Bowl.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it implies that Taylor Swift has endorsed President Joe Biden when she hasn't. Secondly, the article quotes Vivek Ramaswamy suggesting that an artificially culturally propped-up couple would endorse Biden after the Super Bowl and manipulate its outcome to boost him. This is a lie by omission as it fails to disclose that Swift has not endorsed any political candidate yet, including President Joe Biden's reelection bid. Thirdly, Alina Habba compares herself favorably to Taylor Swift in her social media post which is deceptive and misleading.
The article implies that Taylor Swift has endorsed President Joe Biden when she hasn't.
Fallacies
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by mentioning that Taylor Swift's endorsement is reportedly the biggest prize the Biden campaign is seeking. This statement implies that her endorsement carries significant weight and influence, which may not necessarily be true. Additionally, there are instances where the author makes assumptions about Trump allies without providing any evidence or context for their beliefs or actions.
Taylor Swift's endorsement is reportedly the biggest prize the Biden campaign is seeking.
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The article contains multiple examples of bias. The author uses loaded language such as 'artificially culturally propped-up couple' and 'political asset for the Pentagon'. They also use quotes from Vivek Ramaswamy that suggest he is implying a conspiracy theory about Taylor Swift endorsing Joe Biden after the Super Bowl. The author also uses examples of Taylor Swift's influence on politics, such as her endorsement of President Joe Biden and her ability to drive ticket sales for concerts which crashed Ticketmaster's website. Additionally, the article mentions that Trump allies are already gearing up for his reelection bid, even though it hasn't been announced yet.
Alina Habba shared an Instagram story post that reads 'Who thinks this country needs a lot more women like Alina Habba and a lot less like Taylor Swift?'
Fox News host Jesse Watters floated the idea that Swift was some sort of political asset for the Pentagon.
Travis Kelce, #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs, celebrates with Taylor Swift after a 17-10 victory against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, on Jan. 28, 2024.
Vivek Ramaswamy wondered aloud on X whether an 'artificially culturally propped-up couple' would endorse Biden after the Super Bowl.
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Kevin Breuninger has a conflict of interest on the topic of Taylor Swift as he is an ally of former President Donald Trump and has previously written articles attacking her.
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Kevin Breuninger has conflicts of interest on the topics of Taylor Swift and Super Bowl. He is a supporter of Donald Trump and may have financial ties to him or his allies.
Trump has privately claimed that he is more popular than Taylor Swift and has more committed fans
Donald Trump's issues with Taylor Swift run deeper as she initially tried to stay out of politics but began speaking against his policies towards the end of his administration. She also endorsed Joe Biden in 2020 while threatening to vote him out.
Taylor Swift is at the top of Joe Biden's reelection campaign's wish list for potential surrogates.
Accuracy
Trump is famously obsessed with being Time Person of the Year and has a safe bet that he will pick a fight with whoever gets the annual Time seal of approval over him
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Trump is privately fretting over Swift's popularity and her support for Biden. However, there are no quotes or evidence to back up this claim. Secondly, the author states that Trump has claimed he is more popular than Swift and has more committed fans than she does. Again, there are no quotes or evidence to back up this claim. Thirdly, the article implies that Swift will support Biden again in 2024 which could be seen as a deceptive statement since it's not clear if she has made such an announcement yet.
The author claims that Trump is privately fretting over Swift's popularity and her support for Biden. However, there are no quotes or evidence to back up this claim.
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that Trump is famously obsessed with being Time Person of the Year and then using this as evidence for his insecurity about Taylor Swift's popularity. This is a form of hasty generalization, as it assumes that because Trump has been obsessed with something in the past, he will continue to be so in the future. The author also uses an example of false dilemma by stating that no amount of A-list celebrity endorsements will save Biden and then using this as evidence for Trump's belief that Swift is not supporting him. This is a form of slippery slope, as it assumes that because one thing cannot help Biden, nothing else can either. The author also uses an example of inflammatory rhetoric by stating that the MAGA World and various Trump surrogates are having a meltdown over Swift's support for Biden. This is a form of hyperbole, as it exaggerates the situation to make it seem more extreme than it actually is.
The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that Trump is famously obsessed with being Time Person of the Year and then using this as evidence for his insecurity about Taylor Swift's popularity. This is a form of hasty generalization, as it assumes that because Trump has been obsessed with something in the past, he will continue to be so in the future.
The author uses an example of false dilemma by stating that no amount of A-list celebrity endorsements will save Biden and then using this as evidence for Trump's belief that Swift is not supporting him. This is a form of slippery slope, as it assumes that because one thing cannot help Biden, nothing else can either.
The author uses an example of inflammatory rhetoric by stating that the MAGA World and various Trump surrogates are having a meltdown over Swift's support for Biden. This is a form of hyperbole, as it exaggerates the situation to make it seem more extreme than it actually is.
Bias
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The author has a clear bias towards Donald Trump and is using the Taylor Swift discourse as an opportunity to criticize him. The author also uses language that dehumanizes Taylor Swift by calling her Miss Americana and implies that she is not deserving of respect due to her political views.
The former president has privately claimed that he is “more popular” than Swift is
The source close to Trump adds, the ex-president commented to some confidants that it “obviously” made no sense that he was not named Time magazine's 2023 Person of the Year an honor that went to none other than Swift in December.
Trump has also privately claimed that he is “more popular” than Swift is and that he has more committed fans than she does, a person close to Trump and another source with knowledge of the matter tell Rolling Stone.
Trump is famously obsessed with being Time Person of the Year. (While he did actually win this very silly honor in 2016, he later lied about being offered a second title, and had fake Time covers featuring himself in several of his golf clubs). So it's a safe bet that he'll pick a fight with whoever gets the annual Time seal of approval over him.
Trump's issues with Swift run deeper. While she initially tried to stay out of politics, she began occasionally speaking out against his policies towards the end of his administration.
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Margaret Hartmann has a conflict of interest on the topic of Donald Trump as she is an author for New York Magazine which has published articles critical of him in the past.
