American singer Taylor Swift has not been banned from attending National Football League (NFL) games next season, as suggested in posts sharing the narrative from a satire website.
An image of Swift, opens new tab was shared on Facebook in June with the text: “NFL Lost Around $700 Million Due To Taylor Swift, Gets Banned From Next Season, ‘People Are Tired Of Seeing Her.’” The post was captioned: “Taylor Swift is now banned from NFL.”
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Comments on the post included: “That’s the consequence of being famous…the public owns your freedom” and: “I hope this is true. I could care less about seeing her during the game. I’m trying to watch football & I’m sick of anyone who takes my time away from this.”
Other posts, opens new tab later surfaced saying Swift had responded to the ban with the quote: “I have every right to attend any NFL matches.”
Swift has not been banned from the NFL, however. The narrative was first shared by the satire site SpaceXMania, opens new tab on May 11 with a satire label above the headline.
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Reuters did not find any credible reporting saying the league lost $700 million due to Swift’s presence at NFL games, nor is there any notice banning Swift from games on the NFL website, opens new tab.
A spokesperson for Swift declined to comment. A spokesperson for the NFL did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Reuters previously addressed the false narrative that Swift was banned from attending the Super Bowl in February.
VERDICT
False. Singer Taylor Swift has not been banned from attending NFL matches. The narrative was first shared by a satire site but later surfaced online stripped of that context.
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