The Pentagon is shutting down certainly one of Fox Information’ more odd conspiracy theories.
After Fox Information host Jesse Watters prompt this week that Taylor Swift may very well be “a entrance for a covert political agenda,” the Division of Protection shared a press release on Wednesday (Jan. 9) refuting the claims, in line with Politico.
“It’s actual. The Pentagon psy-op unit pitched NATO on turning Taylor Swift into an asset for combating misinformation on-line,” Watters mentioned through the present, sharing a video from a 2019 convention organized by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Protection Middle of Excellence, throughout which a presenter names Swift for instance of a robust influencer.
In response, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh referencing Swift’s 1989 hit “Shake It Off” in a press release by noting, “as for this conspiracy concept, we’re going to shake it off.”
Singh continued with the reference-filled assertion, “However that does spotlight that we nonetheless want Congress to approve our supplemental funds request as Swift-ly as attainable so we might be out of the woods with potential fiscal issues.”
Whereas Swift shouldn’t be a political “asset,” she does essential work in encouraging her followers to vote. “Voters gonna vote!” she wrote on her Instagram Story on Election Day. “If you’re registered to vote in Colorado, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas or Virginia, it’s time to make use of your voice.”
She additionally inspired voters to learn earlier than arriving. “Discover out what’s in your poll earlier than you arrive to the polls by visiting Vote.org.” Her hyperlink takes followers to Vote.org’s See What’s on Your Poll software, which provides voters a preview of what’s going to be on their ballots.
The 12-time Grammy winner’s newest Instagram Story is a part of an ongoing partnership she has with Vote.org, a non-profit, non-partisan voter registration group that goals to extend voting habits and attain underserved and underrepresented voters.
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