Taylor Swift was not holding a ‘Trump won’ flag at the Grammys; it’s an altered photo

Here’s the thing about altered photos: They lie, and they lie, and they lie — a billion little times. 

A photograph circulating on social media shows superstar Taylor Swift holding a Trump flag on the red carpet before winning album of the year for an unprecedented fourth time at the Grammys Awards. The flag reads, "Trump won, Democrats cheated!" But it has been altered. 

An Instagram user shared a screenshot of an X post of Swift holding the flag, which has a Variety magazine watermark with text reading, "Taylor Swift blends politics and fashion on the #GRAMMYs red carpet."