No evidence actor Sydney Sweeney said she voted for Donald Trump


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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP)

Actor Sydney Sweeney drew the attention of conservative commentators after appearing on “Saturday Night Live” in March, but claims that she said she voted for President-elect Donald Trump are unfounded. 

“Sydney Sweeney says she voted for Donald Trump,” a screenshot of a Nov. 5 X post shared on Instagram said.

The Instagram post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads.)

We found no evidence, such as news reports or public statements from Sweeney, that she said this — or made any endorsements in the presidential election. 

In 2022, Sweeney addressed speculation that she supported Trump after images from her mother’s 60th birthday party showed people wearing red hats that said “Make Sixty Great Again.” 

“You guys this is wild,” she said in an August 2022 X post. “An innocent celebration for my moms milestone 60th birthday has turned into an absurd political statement, which was not the intention. Please stop making assumptions.”

In 2023, Variety reported that she said “the people in the pictures weren’t even my family.”

“The people who brought the things that people were upset about were actually my mom’s friends from LA who have kids that are walking outside in the Pride parade, and they thought it would be funny to wear because they were coming to Idaho,” she said.

We rate claims Sweeney said she voted for Trump False.

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  • We found no evidence actor Sydney Sweeney said she voted for President-elect Donald Trump. 

Statement

Actor Sydney Sweeney “says she voted for Donald Trump.”

Context

a Threads post

Speaker/Target

Speaker: Viral image
Targets: Donald Trump

Statement Date

November 5, 2024
Our Sources

Threads post, Nov. 5, 2024

X post, Aug. 27, 2022

Instagram post, Aug. 27, 2022

BuzzFeed News, Sydney Sweeney Said The People Who Wore Those MAGA-Style Caps To Her Mom’s Viral Birthday Party Thought It’d Be "Funny" As She Addressed Fans’ "Misinterpretations," Aug. 10, 2023

Variety, Sydney Sweeney Takes Control: The ‘Euphoria’ Star on ‘Feeling Beat Up’ by Online Rumors and Proving People Wrong in Her Producer Era, Aug. 9, 2023

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