Fact Check: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce didn’t announce pregnancy, seriously
In September 2025, pop star Taylor Swift and her fiance, Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce, announced their pregnancy.
A rumor circulated online in early September that pop star Taylor Swift and her fiance, Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce, announced their pregnancy with an image of the two holding up ultrasound images shortly after their August 2025 engagement.
The image allegedly showing Swift and Kelce holding the ultrasound images traces back to at least March 2025, when one post (archived) received more than 22,000 reactions on Facebook, but the rumor resurfaced after their engagement. For example, Facebook account USA Pulse Today posted the claim on Sept. 2, 2025. The post read:
JUST IN: “Baby NO.1 on the way”. Pop sensation Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce have announced that they are expecting their first child together. The couple, who have been making headlines with their high-profile relationship, celebrated the joyous occasion with a party in Florida. Social media has been flooded with congratulatory messages, as Swifties and NFL fans alike express their happiness for the couple
(Facebook user @USA Pulse Today)
Variations of the rumor spread in September 2025 on other Facebook accounts, as well.
Some early posts from March 2025 featured a watermark in the lower right corner indicating that the image originated from Grok’s AI image generation service; more recent iterations of the claim cropped out the watermark.
A DuckDuckGo search of the keywords “Taylor Swift Travis Kelce pregnancy announcement” only yielded results related to the baseless claim in question; it did not show any results from reputable news outlets.
Rather, the rumor about Swift and Kelce’s alleged pregnancy announcement originated with the Facebook account USA Pulse Today — a social media account that displays numerous posts that appear to be AI-generated. The post in question linked to a story on an advertisement-filled website that began:
In a heartwarming revelation that has sent shockwaves through both the music and sports worlds, pop icon Taylor Swift and NFL superstar Travis Kelce have announced that they are expecting their first child together. The couple, who have dominated headlines for months with their high-profile romance, shared the exciting news during a private celebration in Florida, surrounded by close friends and family.