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TikTok posts
stated on April 21, 2025 in TikTok posts:

“The Simpsons” predicted Pope Francis’ 2025 death.

By Claire Cranford • April 22, 2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene
stated on March 25, 2025 in a Newsmax interview:

On PBS, "they now have drag queen storytime instead of good old ‘Sesame Street.’"

By Grace Abels • April 1, 2025
Facebook posts
stated on March 7, 2025 in a post on Facebook:

The Department of Government Efficiency “found a $6 million grant awarded to Whoopi Goldberg to ‘promote diversity on The View.’”

By Madison Czopek • March 14, 2025
Facebook posts
stated on February 11, 2025 in Facebook posts:

An episode of “The Simpsons” showed a President Donald Trump-like character in a coffin and predicted Feb. 14 would be the “day everything changes.”

By Sofia Ahmed • February 14, 2025
Facebook posts
stated on February 4, 2025 in a Facebook post:

“Breaking news: Taylor Swift officially banned from Super Bowl 2025.”

By Loreben Tuquero • February 7, 2025
Instagram posts
stated on February 5, 2025 in an Instagram post:

An E! News report said USAID paid millions of dollars to sponsor American celebrity visits to Ukraine.

By Sofia Ahmed • February 7, 2025
Threads posts
stated on February 1, 2025 in a Threads post:

“Melania wins $900 million ‘defamation lawsuit’ against The View & Sunny Hostin.”

By Sofia Ahmed • February 4, 2025
Social Media
stated on January 12, 2025 in social media posts:

Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple and Uber haven’t donated anything toward LA fire relief, but Taylor Swift donated $10 million.

By Sofia Ahmed • January 16, 2025
Social Media
stated on January 12, 2025 in social media posts:

An image shows Robert Redford’s Oscar statuette destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires.

By Sofia Ahmed • January 15, 2025
Facebook posts
stated on December 12, 2024 in a post:

Images show Taylor Swift with Elon Musk promoting a household energy consumption reduction device.

By Sara Swann • December 13, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on December 9, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Taylor Swift vowed to leave Elon Musk’s “toxic app X,” during the final moments of her Eras tour, calling him “rich, talented but heartless and immoral.”

By Sofia Ahmed • December 12, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 30, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Reba McEntire states drag queens shouldn’t be around kids.”

By Sofia Ahmed • December 5, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 23, 2024 in a Facebook post:

The NFL said Beyoncé is “not a good artist” and rejected her Christmas halftime show.

By Sofia Ahmed • December 4, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 21, 2024 in Facebook posts:

“Taylor Swift has moved to Canada after leaving the U.S. following the big red wave.”

By Sofia Ahmed • November 22, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 13, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Elon Musk permanently bans Robert De Niro from X, declares ‘no room for his woke presence.’”

By Sofia Ahmed • November 22, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 15, 2024 in a post on Threads:

Says Taylor Swift said, “Elon Musk, the first human in history, to be radicalized by his own algorithm.”

By Madison Czopek • November 18, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on November 14, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Donald Trump chose a provocative song to describe Kamala Harris during a presidential debate.

By Sofia Ahmed • November 15, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on November 9, 2024 in Instagram posts:

Kamala Harris’ campaign paid Oprah $1 million, Megan Thee Stallion $5 million, and Eminem $1.8 million.

By Sofia Ahmed • November 13, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 10, 2024 in a post:

“Taylor Swift Cancels Red State Shows After Massive Red Wave, ‘I Won’t Be Performing Here Anymore.’”

By Grace Abels • November 12, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on November 10, 2024 in Instagram posts:

Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Canada is “crumbling upon itself” because of Kendrick Lamar’s song “Not Like Us.”

By Sofia Ahmed • November 11, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on November 6, 2024 in Instagram posts:

A CNN headline says “75,000 votes were write-ins for ‘Hawk Tuah’ and ‘Talk Tuah.’”

By Sofia Ahmed • November 7, 2024
X posts
stated on October 22, 2024 in a post on X:

“BREAKING: Lizzo charged the Harris-Walz campaign $2.3 million for a single appearance at a Detroit rally.”

By Madison Czopek • October 28, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on October 21, 2024 in Instagram posts:

Jussie Smollett is Kamala Harris’ nephew.

By Sofia Ahmed • October 23, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on October 4, 2024 in a post:

“Taylor Swift’s concert tickets” fell to $75 after she endorsed Kamala Harris

By Grace Abels • October 8, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on September 26, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“Kamala involved in P-Diddy’s rapes and assaults.”

By Sofia Ahmed • September 30, 2024
Threads posts
stated on September 23, 2024 in a Threads post:

Travis Kelce endorsed Kamala Harris.

By Sofia Ahmed • September 24, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on September 14, 2024 in a Facebook post:

"Taylor Swift unexpectedly lost a $125 million brand contract after a massive advertising campaign” endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.

By Maria Briceño • September 20, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on September 13, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

"El gran respaldo de Taylor Swift" a Kamala Harris "le cuesta $125 millones en acuerdos de marca".

By Maria Briceño • September 19, 2024
Threads posts
stated on September 12, 2024 in a post on Threads:

An image shows Taylor Swift responding to Elon Musk's X post about giving her a child by saying she's happy to take his daughter Vivian and ‘give her all the love and respect she deserves.’

By Andy Nguyen • September 18, 2024
Social Media
stated on September 16, 2024 in a post:

“Coca-Cola cuts ties with Taylor Swift over (Kamala) Harris endorsement.”

By Sara Swann • September 18, 2024

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