Pentagon debunks Fox News host’s Taylor Swift conspiracy theory: 'We're going to shake it off'

During a Tuesday night, January 9 broadcast, Fox News host Jesse Watters promoted the far-right conspiracy theory that Taylor Swift is part of a "Pentagon psyop." And the U.S. Department of Defense is pushing back against that claim. Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh, humorously referencing some of the billionaire pop singer's major hits, told Politico, "As for this conspiracy theory, we are going to shake it off…. But that does highlight that we still need Congress to approve our supplemental budget request as Swift-ly as possible so we can be out of the woods with potential fiscal concerns...