No, Taylor Swift’s concert attendance hasn’t dropped since she endorsed Kamala Harris


Taylor Swift Eras Tour, at Wembley Stadium in London 6-8-2024
Taylor Swift performs June 21, 2024 at Wembley Stadium in London as part of her Eras Tour. (AP)

Good luck trying to get a ticket to an upcoming Taylor Swift show — the singer-songwriter’s “Eras” tour has broken records, generating more than $1 billion in gross ticket sales.

And yet, recent Facebook posts claim that her shows have been well below capacity because she endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee. 

“Taylor Swift’s concert attendance drops after Harris endorsement: ‘No Fans, just empty seats and echoes,’” a Sept. 22 post said, which 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.)

This claim originated on a self-described satire site.

But unlike this Facebook post, SpaceX Fanclub, which posted the fake headline on its Facebook page Sept. 20, clearly noted it wasn’t true. 

“Taylor Swift’s concert attendance drops after Harris endorsement: ‘No Fans, just empty seats and echoes,’ – satire,” the post said.

Swift’s tour continues Oct. 18 in Miami before heading to New Orleans and Indianapolis.

But she hasn’t performed on tour since August, before she endorsed Harris Sept. 10, after Harris debated former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee. 

We rate claims Swift’s concerts have been empty False. 

 

Truth-o-meter Ruling

False

If your time is short

  • This claim originated on a self-described satire site. Taylor Swift hasn’t performed on her Eras Tour since Sept. 10, when she endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee. 

Statement

“Taylor Swift’s concert attendance drops after Harris endorsement: ‘No Fans, just empty seats and echoes.’”

Context

a Facebook post

Speaker/Target

Targets: Taylor Swift

Statement Date

September 22, 2024
Our Sources

Facebook post, Sept. 22, 2024

Facebook post, Sept. 20, 2024

Blog post, Sept. 20, 2024

Taylor Swift Instagram post, Sept. 10, 2024

Genius, "Eras" tour dates, visited Sept. 25, 2024

Taylor Swift, Tour US, visited Sept. 25, 2024

The Associated Press, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the first tour to gross over $1 billion, Pollstar says, Dec. 8, 2023

 

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