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Why do so many Americans believe the Taylor Swift and Joe Biden conspiracy?

Why do so many Americans believe the Taylor Swift and Joe Biden conspiracy?

Politics Weekly America vor 2 Jahren

Jonathan Freedland speaks to Nikki McCann Ramírez of Rolling Stone magazine to try to figure out why, according to a poll, 18% of Americans believe the conspiracy

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Just under a fifth of Americans believe Taylor Swift is part of a
conspiracy to help Joe Biden win re-election in November, a new
poll found this week. The global pop star has been a regular
feature at NFL games since September, when she was first spotted
linking arms with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Before the Chiefs won the Super Bowl on Sunday, rightwing
commentators had suggested the championship was rigged by the Biden
administration and Swift was secretly helping in order to sway the
election in November. So where did this conspiracy theory come
from? Why are conservatives so obsessed with Swift? And did the
Biden team do the right thing by jokingly feeding the conspiracy?
Jonathan Freedland speaks to Nikki McCann Ramírez of Rolling Stone
magazine to try to figure it out