Media magnate Oprah Winfrey. Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel. Singer-songwriters Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift.
Theyâre among the celebrities who misleading social media posts claimed left or said theyâd leave the United States following President Donald Trumpâs 2024 election.
But those claims are false, and so is a new one in the same vein.
âBREAKING NEWS,â a Jan. 21 Facebook post said. âWhoopi Goldberg, Megan Rapinoe and Taylor Swift decide to leave the United States.â
This post was flagged as part of Metaâs efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads.)
The post included a link to a site titled âTruth here!â with a Jan. 21 post bearing a headline with the same claim as the Facebook post.
The blog post didnât mention Trump, but claimed âtheir decisions to leave America come amidst a backdrop of mounting social, political and economic tensions.â
We previously fact-checked and found False a claim that Swift said she was leaving the country if Trump became president, and that she moved to Canada after his victory.
We looked anew for credible evidence, such as public statements or news reports, that sheâs leaving the country and found none.
We also found no such evidence to corroborate the claims about Goldberg or Rapinoe.
On Nov. 10, a Facebook account that posts fabricated stories wrote that Rapinoe was leaving the United States âafter massive red waveâ because she said she couldnât âlive here anymore,â but the post was clearly labeled âsatire.â
A similar claim, that Rapinoe and Goldberg were going to leave America because they âget no respect here,â also originated on a self-described satire site.
We rate claims Goldberg, Rapinoe and Swift said theyâre leaving the United States False.
