Whoopi Goldberg, Megan Rapinoe, and Taylor Swift Announce Shocking Plans to Leave the U.S. Check the first comment πππ₯π¨π°
Media magnateΒ Oprah Winfrey. Talk show hostΒ Jimmy Kimmel. Singer-songwritersΒ Billie EilishΒ andΒ Taylor Swift.
Theyβre among the celebrities whoΒ misleading social media posts claimedΒ left or said theyβd leave the United States following President Donald Trumpβs 2024 election.
But those claims are false, and so is a new one in the same vein.
βBREAKING NEWS,β a Jan. 21 FacebookΒ postΒ said. βWhoopi Goldberg, Megan Rapinoe and Taylor Swift decide to leave the United States.β
This post was flagged as part of Metaβs efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about ourΒ partnership with Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads.)
The post included aΒ linkΒ to a site titled βTruth here!β with a Jan. 21 post bearing a headline with the same claim as the Facebook post.
The blog post didnβt mention Trump, but claimed βtheir decisions to leave America come amidst a backdrop of mounting social, political and economic tensions.β
We previouslyΒ fact-checked and found FalseΒ a claim that Swift said she was leaving the country if Trump became president, and that sheΒ moved to Canada after his victory.
We looked anew for credible evidence, such as public statements or news reports, that sheβs leaving the country and found none.
We also found no such evidence to corroborate the claims about Goldberg or Rapinoe.
On Nov. 10, a Facebook account that posts fabricated storiesΒ wroteΒ that Rapinoe was leaving the United States βafter massive red waveβ because she said she couldnβt βlive here anymore,β but the post was clearly labeled βsatire.β
A similar claim, that Rapinoe and Goldberg were going to leave America because they βget no respect here,β alsoΒ originatedΒ on a self-described satire site.
We rate claims Goldberg, Rapinoe and Swift said theyβre leaving the United States False.
