“Elon Musk silences Taylor Swift: Shocking ban wipes out 1 million followers and costs her a staggering $72 million!”
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Taylor Swift has X account, but that hasn’t stopped people from sharing false claims Musk banned her
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- Elon Musk didn’t ban Taylor Swift from X. Her account is active.
Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has more than 95 million followers on X and, as of Sept. 26, her account was active.
Swift made her last X post in late June, when she wished Prince William, who attended her Eras Tour show with two of his children, a happy birthday.
Still, a Sept. 25 Facebook post claimed that X owner Elon Musk had banished her from the social media site.
"Elon Musk silences Taylor Swift: Shocking ban wipes out 1 million followers and costs her a staggering $72 million!" the post said.
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This post is unfounded. Swift’s account hasn’t been suspended, nor did we find any credible evidence, such as news reports, that Musk banned her.
After Swift endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, Sept. 10, Musk posted on X: "Fine Taylor … you win … I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life." (The cats referred to an earlier comment from Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, R-Ohio, about the downsides of "childless cat ladies." Swift riffed on this, signing her endorsement with, "Taylor Swift Childless Cat Lady.")
We rate claims that Musk banned Swift from X False.
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Facebook post, Sept. 25, 2024
Taylor Swift X account, visited Sept. 26, 2024
Elon Musk X post, Sept. 10, 2024
Taylor Swift X post, Sept. 10, 2024
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