Facebook Twitter Tumblr Close Skip to main content FactCheck.org® A Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center ![\\"Become](\\" mini.png\\"/) ![\\"Follow](\\" twitter.png\\"/) ![\\"Get](\\" ![\\"Follow](\\" instagram-1.png\\"/) ![\\"Sign](\\" ![\\"Help](\\" FactCheck.org® * Home * Articles * Featured Posts * FactCheck Posts * SciCheck * En Español * 2024 elections * Players Guide 2024 * Debunking Viral Claims * Ask a Question * Ask FactCheck * Ask SciCheck * Donate * Topics * President Biden * Donald Trump * Kamala Harris * JD Vance * Tim Walz * health * Coronavirus * immigration * climate change * View All * About Us * Our Mission * Our Process * Our Funding * Our Staff * Undergraduate Fellows * Awards * Request a Correction * Contact Us * Search * More * Viral Claims * Subscribe * Instagram * Threads * YouTube * X (Twitter) * Facebook * TikTok * FactCheck On the Air * Mailbag Debunking Viral Claims › FactCheck Posts # Posts Make Unfounded Claim About Swift and Kelce’s Post-Election Plans By Alan Jaffe Posted on February 16, 2024 * * * * * Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. ## Quick Take Neither Taylor Swift nor Travis Kelce has endorsed a candidate in the 2024 presidential race as of Feb. 16. But social media posts are making the unfounded claim that the pair said they plan to leave the U.S. if former President Donald Trump wins the 2024 election. ## Full Story The romance between pop star Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce has moved beyond the realms of music and sports and has become a flash point in the world of politics. The singer-songwriter endorsed the Democratic presidential ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in 2020, as we’ve written before, and the Biden campaign is hoping for Swift’s support again in the 2024 election. Kelce, the tight end for the champion Kansas City Chiefs, made his own endorsement in 2023 — for getting COVID-19 and flu vaccinations — by appearing in a Pfizer television ad. His support for getting the COVID-19 vaccine drew a backlash from those opposed to the vaccines, including a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, from commentator Tomi Lahren, who asked, “Is this what happens when you date Taylor Swift?” ![\\"\\"](\\" City Chiefs player Travis Kelce embraces girlfriend and singer Taylor Swift following the team’s victory at Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. Photo by Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images. As of Feb. 16, neither Swift nor Kelce has made any public political endorsements in the 2024 presidential race. However, a few days after the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11, posts on social media made the unfounded claim, “Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce say they will leave the United States if Donald Trump becomes President in 2024.” A Facebook post said, “So now Taylor Swift and her violent boyfriend will leave the country if Trump is re-elected, good.” The social media posts provide no source for the claim, and we could find no public statements from the performer or the football player about their plans if former President Donald Trump were to win the election in November. It’s worth noting that Kelce’s current four-year, $57.25 million contract with the Chiefs runs through 2025. As for Swift, she has an estimated $150 million invested in eight homes in four states in the U.S., according to Elle Decor. So there is no evidence either is making plans for moving out of the U.S. anytime soon. Editor’s note: FactCheck.org is one of several organizations working with Facebook to debunk misinformation shared on social media. Our previous stories can be found here. Facebook has no control over our editorial content. ## Sources Epstein, Reid J., et al. “Inside Biden’s Anti-Trump Battle Plan (And Where Taylor Swift Fits In).” New York Times. 29 Jan 2024. Goldman, Charles. “Chiefs Structure TE Travis Kelce’s Contract.” USA Today. 27 Jul 2022. Jaffe, Alan. “Online Posts Share Altered Photo of Taylor Swift With Bogus Political Sign.” FactCheck.org. 2 Feb 2024. Murray, Conor. “Travis Kelce’s Ads For Pfizer And Bud Light Draw Right-Wing Anger.” Forbes. 25 Sep 2023. Shafiq, Saman. “Travis Kelce does vaccine ad, tells public they can get COVID, flu vaccines at same time.” USA Today. 2 Oct 2023. Silva, Rachel. “Step Inside Taylor Swift’s Eight Multimillion-Dollar Homes.” Elle Decor. 3 Oct 2023. Via y Rada, Nicole and Marianna Sotomayor. “Taylor Swift Endorses Joe Biden for President.” NBC News. 7 Oct 2020. * Categories * Debunking Viral Claims * FactCheck Posts * Tags * 2024 elections * Presidential Election 2024 * Location * National * People * Donald Trump * Taylor Swift * Travis Kelce Previous StoryHaley’s Ad Misleads About Trump’s Proposed Tariffs Next StoryReview Article By Misinformation Spreaders Misleads About mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Ask SciCheck Q: Are wind farms harmful to the environment? A: Like all energy sources, wind farms have some negative environmental impacts. But getting energy from wind farms results in dramatically lower greenhouse gas emissions than getting it from fossil fuels. Read the full question and answer View the Ask SciCheck archives Have a question? Ask us. Donate Now Because facts matter. ![\\"SciCheck\\'s](\\" ##### SciCheck\'s COVID-19/Vaccination Project ###### Preempting and exposing vaccination and COVID-19 misinformation. ![\\"Proyecto](\\" ##### Proyecto de Vacunación/COVID-19 ###### Precaviendo y exponiendo la desinformación sobre el COVID-19 y sus vacunas ![\\"SciCheck\\"](\\" scicheck.png\\"/) ##### SciCheck ###### Fact-checking science-based claims. ![\\"Facebook](\\" facebook.png\\"/) ##### Facebook Initiative ###### Debunking viral claims. ![\\"Players](\\" ##### Players Guide 2024 ###### The special interest groups behind the TV ads. ![\\"Viral](\\" viralspiral.png\\"/) ##### Viral Spiral ###### Don’t get spun by internet rumors. ![\\"Sign](\\" ##### Sign Up ###### Get free email alerts. ![\\"Mailbag\\"](\\" mailbag.png\\"/) ##### Mailbag ###### Letters from our readers. ![\\"On](\\" ##### On the Air ###### Our staff on TV and radio. ![\\"NewsFeed](\\" ##### NewsFeed Defenders ###### A media literacy game to detect misinformation. * Archives * Privacy * Copyright Policy * Contact Us * Report Accessibility Issues and Get Help © Copyright 2024 FactCheck.org ® A Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce say they will leave the United States if Donald Trump becomes President in 2024