Donald Trump shares seemingly fake pictures of Taylor Swift — and Swifties are furious
Some Taylor Swift fans are not happy with former President Donald Trump.
Donald Trump has picked a fight with the Swifties.
The former president posted a series of images on his Truth Social account that appeared to show Taylor Swift and her fans endorsing him in the 2024 election with the caption: “I accept.”
However, several of the images, including one of Swift dressed as Uncle Sam featuring the text “Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump,” appear to have been AI-generated. Several images showing rows of fans in “Swifties for Trump” T-shirts also display typical AI markers.
Swift has not endorsed either major presidential ticket but previously supported the Biden-Harris campaign and accused Trump of “stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism.”
While one image does appear to be a genuine picture of the Trump supporter Jenna Piwowarczyk, Swift’s fans are not pleased with the suspected AI images.
“Swifties — let’s get Taylor’s attention on this,” one X user said. “It’s disgusting. We know Tay does not support Trump or the use of AI to spread misinformation using her likeness. She needs to get her legal team to respond ASAP.”
Others also encouraged the singer to take legal action against Trump for likely using her likeness without permission.
AI-generated content has flooded the internet since free tools such as DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion became available.
Fake images of other prominent figures have gone viral, fooling many social-media users and prompting concerns that AI-generated images could influence voters.
Earlier this year, the BBC found some Trump supporters had been creating and sharing deepfakes of Black voters to encourage them to vote Republican.
In a response to Trump’s Truth Social post about Swift, one user said: “She would NEVER endorse you. You’re talking about the queen of the childless cat ladies here. Girlfriend has her own damn army.”
“I hope this triggers Taylor Swift to come all out to support Harris. You don’t play with the Swifties,” another X user posted.
An endorsement from Swift, who has a US adult fan base estimated to be nearly as large as the 2020 presidential vote count, could significantly boost either campaign. Swift’s fans are also known for their fierce loyalty and organization — getting on their bad side is unlikely to work out well for the former president.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
