Shameless conspiracy theorists have flooded the internet with unhinged speculation linking the Kansas City parade shooting with Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s support for gun control laws.
Social media users are suggesting that the shooting was somehow part of a plan to boost support for Joe Biden and the Democrats by the celebrity couple.
Less than 24 hours after one person was killed and dozens more injured in the horrific Valentine’s Day shooting during what was supposed to be a celebration, several widely-shared posts have made the bizarre connection.
Swift has been the subject of a number of conspiracy theories in recent weeks from far-right, Donald Trump-supporting conservatives, who believe the singer and Kelce will promote Biden’s campaign to be re-elected if the Chiefs win the Super Bowl.
Many claimed the Super Bowl, which saw the Chiefs secure a 25-22 win in overtime against the San Francisco 49ers, was rigged for political reasons.
Shameless conspiracy theorists have flooded the internet with unhinged speculation linking the Kansas City parade shooting with Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s support for gun control laws. (Pictured: People flee after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024)
Swift has been the subject of a number of conspiracy theories in recent weeks from far-right, Donald Trump-supporting conservatives , who believe the singer and Kelce will promote Biden’s campaign to be re-elected if the Chiefs win the Super Bowl
Social media users are suggesting that the shooting was somehow part of a plan to boost support for Joe Biden and the Democrats by the celebrity couple
‘Who else finds it odd that a shooting at KC Champions parade happened & suddenly now we have Travis Kelce talking about gun control?’ one conspiracy theorist mused.
‘Oh that’s right he is dating anti gun activist Taylor Swift I find it funny that when Democrats are in charge we have more shootings in this country.’
‘The Vertically Integrated Messaging Apparatus is heating up. That Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce impassioned gun control video is coming, and SOON,’ another person fumed.
‘This mass shooting at Kansas City’s Super Bowl parade seems like a perfect pretext for an impassioned gun control plea from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Just saying,’ a third person said.
‘The people were detained after a mass shooting at the parade celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs Superbowl win,’ another said on X.
‘Has anyone looked into any connection to the pre-Superbowl radicalization regarding Taylor Swift and how the Deep State supposedly rigging the game?’
In a bizarre conflation of two strange conspiracies, another user pointed out Kelce’s vaccine status and his position on gun laws to supposedly tie the two together.
‘After Pfizer paid him 20mil to promote the vaccine, here comes Travis Kelce now voicing is opinion about gun laws. What do you have to say about this douche bag?’ they raged.
Reposting this same tweet after the shooting, they added: ‘KANSAS CITY CHIEF’S PARADE SHOOTING PREDICTIVE PROGRAMMING 101 Am I being a conspiracy theorist or days before the shooting at the Chief’s parade, Travis Kalce, Taylor Swift’s boyfriend said this.’
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs making it to the Super Bowl
Less than 24 hours after one person was killed and dozens more injured in the horrific Valentine’s Day shooting during what was supposed to be a celebration, several widely-shared posts have made the bizarre connection
Swift has been subject of other conspiracy theories involving her relationship with Kelce, including the unsubstantiated rumor they are ‘fake dating’ to increase the NFL ratings by getting the pop star’s millions of fans to tune in.
Vivek Ramaswamy was among those who pushed the internet conspiracy theory that Swift and quarterback Kelce are in a ‘fake relationship’ and that the Chiefs would win a ‘rigged’ Super Bowl in order to help Joe Biden win a second term.
‘I wonder who’s going to win the Super Bowl next month,’ the former Republican presidential candidate wrote on X late January.
‘And I wonder if there’s a major presidential endorsement coming from an artificially culturally propped-up couple this fall. Just some wild speculation over here, let’s see how it ages over the next 8 months.’
TV cameras regularly pan to Swift when she attends Chief games but, as regular football viewers know, the action on the field regularly slows and it’s normal for cameras to show the crowd, including when one of the most famous women in the world is in it.
Vivek Ramaswamy was among those who pushed the internet conspiracy theory that Swift and quarterback Kelce are in a ‘fake relationship’ and that the Chiefs would win a ‘rigged’ Super Bowl in order to help Joe Biden win a second term. He has also endorsed Trump for 2024
Taylor Swift posted in her X account in October 2020: I spoke to @vmagazine about why I’ll be voting for Joe Biden for president
The conspiracy theories gained such traction that Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was even asked for his response to them ahead of the Super Bowl.
A German reporter asked Reid at one of his pregame press conferences: ‘What do you say about the conspiracies that have popped up concerning Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, some kind of Republican conspiracies, that you guys made it to the Super Bowl to secretly re-elect or help re-elect President Biden?’
‘That’s way out of my league,’ Reid joked in response.
The Chiefs coach then laughed before attempting to put the theory to bed: ‘Listen, I appreciate the question. She [Swift] has been great, and we had a nice visit from President Biden last year. That’s about as far as I can go.’