Pop Culture Scorecard true 0% 11 Checks mostly true 0% 8 Checks half true 0% 8 Checks mostly false 0% 11 Checks false 0% 93 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 48 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Pop Culture Social Media stated on February 14, 2026 social media posts The Epstein files “expose Ellen DeGeneres” as a cannibal. By Loreben Tuquero • February 16, 2026 Social Media stated on February 8, 2026 social media posts An image shows Bad Bunny wearing a dress and burning the U.S. flag. By Loreben Tuquero • February 9, 2026 Instagram posts stated on October 5, 2025 una publicación en Instagram “El CEO de Coca-Cola, James Quincey, lanzó un ultimátum contundente: cancelen la actuación de Bad Bunny en el Super Bowl o la marca terminará su patrocinio del evento.” By Maria Briceño • October 9, 2025 X posts stated on October 5, 2025 an X post “Coca-Cola CEO drops bombshell ultimatum to NFL — pull Bad Bunny from Super Bowl halftime or lose our $100 (million) sponsorship!” By Maria Briceño • October 9, 2025 TikTok posts stated on April 21, 2025 TikTok posts “The Simpsons” predicted Pope Francis’ 2025 death. By Claire Cranford • April 22, 2025 Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on March 25, 2025 a Newsmax interview On PBS, "they now have drag queen storytime instead of good old ‘Sesame Street.’" By Grace Abels • April 1, 2025 Facebook posts stated on March 7, 2025 a post on Facebook The Department of Government Efficiency “found a $6 million grant awarded to Whoopi Goldberg to ‘promote diversity on The View.’” By Madison Czopek • March 14, 2025 Facebook posts stated on February 11, 2025 Facebook posts An episode of “The Simpsons” showed a President Donald Trump-like character in a coffin and predicted Feb. 14 would be the “day everything changes.” February 14, 2025 Facebook posts stated on February 4, 2025 a Facebook post “Breaking news: Taylor Swift officially banned from Super Bowl 2025.” By Loreben Tuquero • February 7, 2025 Instagram posts stated on February 5, 2025 an Instagram post An E! News report said USAID paid millions of dollars to sponsor American celebrity visits to Ukraine. February 7, 2025 Threads posts stated on February 1, 2025 a Threads post “Melania wins $900 million ‘defamation lawsuit’ against The View & Sunny Hostin.” February 4, 2025 Social Media stated on January 12, 2025 social media posts Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple and Uber haven’t donated anything toward LA fire relief, but Taylor Swift donated $10 million. January 16, 2025 Social Media stated on January 12, 2025 social media posts An image shows Robert Redford’s Oscar statuette destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires. January 15, 2025 Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2024 a post Images show Taylor Swift with Elon Musk promoting a household energy consumption reduction device. By Sara Swann • December 13, 2024 Facebook posts stated on December 9, 2024 a Facebook post Taylor Swift vowed to leave Elon Musk’s “toxic app X,” during the final moments of her Eras tour, calling him “rich, talented but heartless and immoral.” December 12, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 30, 2024 a Facebook post “Reba McEntire states drag queens shouldn’t be around kids.” December 5, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 23, 2024 a Facebook post The NFL said Beyoncé is “not a good artist” and rejected her Christmas halftime show. December 4, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 21, 2024 Facebook posts “Taylor Swift has moved to Canada after leaving the U.S. following the big red wave.” November 22, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2024 a Facebook post “Elon Musk permanently bans Robert De Niro from X, declares ‘no room for his woke presence.’” November 22, 2024 Threads posts stated on November 15, 2024 a post on Threads Says Taylor Swift said, “Elon Musk, the first human in history, to be radicalized by his own algorithm.” By Madison Czopek • November 18, 2024 Load More Latest Articles Trevor Noah joked about Trump having visited Epstein’s island, but documents don’t show that By Madison Czopek • February 2, 2026 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement is real, but the couple is often targeted by false claims By Loreben Tuquero • August 27, 2025 On X, support for American Eagle ads with Sydney Sweeney’s ‘good jeans’ overwhelms criticism By Loreben Tuquero • August 1, 2025 From 2014 satire to AI posts: How a baseless rumor about Jennifer Aniston and Obama gained traction By Loreben Tuquero • February 5, 2025 South Dakota Gov. 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