Those spreading and believing Taylor Swift conspiracy theories have more reason to hand-wring via another study showing her popularity rising in both red and swing states.
The Palma Beach Port reports the online betting analysis and algorithm firm AceOdds data diced online searches of Swift's name across the United States in the past year and then compared their numerical findings to polling results. Their conclusion? The global megastar has a grip on peoples' attention in states representing 225 electoral votes, including battleground states Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
The analysis also suggests that some of Swift's "biggest growing fan bases," are in crimson Florida and Iowa.
"It's interesting in that sense that a lot of them did seem to be Republican, which shows she potentially can have quite a big influence if she decided to really step into the political sphere," said spokeswoman Eve Bennett, who represents AceOdds.
Monmouth poll shows Taylor Swift conspiracy theories gaining traction
The data reveal comes as conspiracy theorizing about the performing artist also gains traction in the American body politic.
Those baseless insinuations include that Swift is a Pentagon "psyop," a psychological operative employed to persuade Americans to support the Biden administration and its policies. Another held, incorrectly, that Swift would attend the Feb. 11 Super Bowl in Las Vegas and announce her endorsement of President Joe Biden.
Swift did attend the NFL championship game, but to show support for her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce. The Chiefs won the game, but there was no political message from Swift.
Nonetheless, a Monmouth University poll released Feb. 14 found that nearly one in five who responded said they believed the conspiracies. Almost a third of Republicans surveyed said they are believers, while nearly half all polled, 46%, said they had at least heard the suspicions.
Former President Donald Trump has not weighed in on the conspiracies, but he cautioned Swift to not be "disloyal" in a post on his social media site on Super Bowl Sunday.
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