“The absurdity of it all boggles the mind,” said one senior administration official.

National security officials are used to shaking off absurd conspiracy theories, but the latest rumor that’s gripped MAGA world just hits different.

The claims by Fox News and far-right influencers that pop star Taylor Swift is part of a Pentagon “psychological operation” to get President Joe Biden reelected, and somehow rig the Super Bowl to benefit Kansas City Chiefs tight end (and Swift’s boyfriend) Travis Kelce, has been met with forehead slaps in the national security world.

“The absurdity of it all boggles the mind,” said one senior administration official, granted anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly on the matter. “It feels like one of those ‘tell me you are a MAGA conspiracy theorist, without telling me you are a MAGA conspiracy theorist’ memes.”

  • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
    5·
    10 months ago

    Tiktok? If you find someone who isn’t a swifty on Tiktok, they probably won’t survive long.

    This nonsense comes from Fox and truth social.

      • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
        5·
        10 months ago

        I think he was YouTube. Tiktok is very short form content.

        That said, the only time I’ve ever seen that guy’s face is in a mugshot, so I could be wrong.