Photo shows Taylor Swift after she “broke down in tears on live television the moment the race was called for President Trump.”
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Teardrops on live TV? No, this photo doesn’t show Taylor Swift reacting to Trump’s election win
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This image is from a 2012 television appearance. It doesn’t show singer-songwriter Taylor Swift reacting to President-elect Donald Trump’s 2024 election win.
Taylor Swift endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election, but an image spreading on social media doesn’t show the singer-songwriter distraught over President-elect Donald Trump’s win.
"Taylor Swift broke down in tears on live television the moment the race was called for President Trump," an image in a Nov. 8 Threads post said. "Looks like Taylor was wrong about a guy again!"
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The image doesn’t show Swift reacting to the election. It’s from a 2012 appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
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Threads post, Nov. 8, 2024
Page Six, Emily Ratajkowski slams Ellen DeGeneres for ‘f–ked up’ Taylor Swift interview, Jan. 8, 2023
Taylor Swift Instagram post, Sept. 10, 2024
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Teardrops on live TV? No, this photo doesn’t show Taylor Swift reacting to Trump’s election win
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