Pop star or 'election psyop'? US conspiracists tout Swift as Pentagon asset

Taylor Swift is a "Pentagon asset", an "election interference psyop" who, with unnamed left-leaning forces, has conspired to "rig" the Super Bowl and endorse Joe Biden in the presidential election.

- Adam Gabhatt

That's according to a number of influential rightwing figures, who have begun to spread a conspiracy theory that Swift, a pop star, is part of a nefarious plot ahead of November's presidential election.

Swift has found herself at the centre of the rightwing commentariat's attention in recent weeks after intense media focus on her relationship with Travis Kelce, a star tight-end for the Kansas City Chiefs NFL team.

She has been in the crowd as the Chiefs have progressed to the Super Bowl on 11 February. The attention their romance has received has led to several conspiracy theories.