Taylor Swift and the ‘Super Bowl plot’ to swing the election
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🗓️ 9 February 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
It’s Super Bowl Sunday in America this weekend. But whispers from some corners of the internet suggest there’s a bigger game afoot. So just how did Taylor Swift find herself at the centre of a conspiracy theory involving America's biggest television event and a presidential election? And is there any truth to any of it?
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