No, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Tracis Kelce didn’t quit X and call it a ‘toxic waste dump’

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has said his father is often fooled by fake headlines on Facebook about his son and his son’s girlfriend, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. 

We don’t know if he’s seen this one from a Nov. 17 Facebook post: "NFL Travis Kelce announced he’s leaving Elon Musk’s ‘hate machine’ X app, calling it a ‘toxic waste dump’ after his scathing and hurtful comments about Taylor Swift." 

But it’s just as unfounded as others that have appeared on social media. 

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X posts

stated on December 1, 2024 in a post

Kash Patel posted on X that “the FBI is gay.”

We looked for credible evidence, such as news reports and public statements from Kelce or Musk, but found nothing to corroborate this claim. 

Kelce’s X account was still active as of Nov. 26. He last posted on the social media platform Nov. 13. But he didn’t post a statement renouncing X; he put up two emojis — a smiling face wearing sunglasses and a basketball player — in response to another post that has since been deleted.

We rate the claim that Kelce quit X and called it a "toxic waste dump" False.