Pics of Taylor Swift with Sean Diddy Combs go viral on the internet, are they real?
Taylor Swift. This comes amidst serious allegations against Combs, including charges of sex trafficking and racketeering, following his arrest on September 16, 2024. The swirling controversies around him prompted both authentic and manipulated photos to circulate on social media.
One such image shared on X (formerly Twitter) featured a caption that read, “Taylor Swift's people have spent millions scrubbing pictures of her and Diddy from the internet. They'd hate it if this got spread around,” while another user dismissed the images as “photoshopped.”
How real are the images of Taylor Swift and Sean Diddy Combs?
To clarify the authenticity of the photos, fact-check sites used tools like TinEye and Google, which revealed that these images have been circulating since late 2009 and early 2010 across various social media platforms, including Facebook and Threads, according to a Snopes report.
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The photographs indeed show Combs and Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards held in New York City on September 13, 2009. Moreover, both the images are available through Getty Images, confirming their legitimacy. This fact-check by Snopes, not only clarifies the authenticity of these specific images but also sheds light on the controversy surrounding Diddy as he faces significant legal issues. As the scandal develops, the images of him with Swift serve as a stark reminder of his celebrity connections before these controversies.
Old photos setting new narratives
For further verification, previous fact-checks on other alleged photos
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