Overview

• Fox News host Jesse Watters suggested that pop star Taylor Swift could be a covert asset for the Pentagon, a claim that has been widely debunked.
• The Pentagon responded to Watters' claim, dismissing it as a conspiracy theory and using the opportunity to highlight their need for a supplemental budget approval from Congress.
• Watters' theory was based on a misinterpretation of a clip from a 2019 NATO conference, where a research engineer used Swift as an example of a powerful influencer, not as a proposed asset.
• Watters admitted on his show that he had no evidence to support his claim.
• Representatives for Taylor Swift have not yet responded to the allegations.