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Jesse Watters Goes "Tinfoil Hat" Over Taylor Swift; Pentagon Responds

FOX "News" talking head Jesse Watters went so "tinfoil hat" over Taylor Swift that even the Pentagon had to tell him to "Shake It Off."

It wasn't just because Taylor Swift is an incredible singer/songwriter whose music dominates the globe online, on the charts, and on our movie theater screens. Swift was named TIME's 2023 Person of the Year because of the work that she's been doing while accomplishing everything that she has on the music side of things. She's taken positions on important social issues, donated to local communities & organizations all throughout the run of her "Eras" tour, and – best of all – mobilized her massive younger-skewing fanbase to vote – and to encourage others to vote. While all of these things are amazing and more than justify the praise that Swift's been receiving – you could see how a lot of "right-wingy" folks would have a problem with this, right? When you're looking for viewers or clicks or Kool-Aid-drinking media cult members, whose name is better to drop than Swift's? But FOX "News" talking head Jesse Watters took things to the "tinfoil hat-loving, wacky conspiracy theory" level.

On the alleged news network earlier this week, Watters – clearly grasping at anything that will help him get out from under the shadow of being thought of as "Tucker Carlson Lite" – claimed that Swift is part of some greater Pentagon "psy-op" campaign. "It's real. The Pentagon psy-op unit pitched NATO on turning Taylor Swift into an asset for combating misinformation online," Watters shared with his faithful following at home. Well, you can only imagine how Watters and his ilk would feel threatened by anything looking to clean up misinformation online. It's like the truth is sunlight – and some folks are clearly vampires. But the Pentagon decided to use the moment shutting down Watters' claim to have a little fun – and make a pitch for more funding. "As for this conspiracy theory, we are going to shake it off," shared Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh in a statement. "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."

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