The origin of a false viral romance between Lakers guard Austin Reaves and pop superstar Taylor Swift is perhaps even more delicious than the star-studded rumor itself.
The false rumor's origin is perhaps even more delicious than the star-studded rumor itself. But first, here's a reminder of the magnitude of the rumor.Stories about a potential Reaves-Swift romance began springing up in Yahoo, Seventeen, the New York Post and Sports Illustrated in June. According to Google Trends, from June 4-10, the search terms"Austin Reaves and Taylor Swift" went from having a popularity score of zero to the maximum of 100.
All of that was set into motion by a 24-year-old who fired off a tweet from a burner account on June 5 to fabricate that the two were spotted at a bar. But this person wasn't just some random internet troll — it was an It may seem as though Fahimullah was engaging in an act of sabotage. After all, the Clippers have long been looked at as the kid brother of Los Angeles basketball, with the Lakers winning a record-tying 17 NBA championships, whileBut Fahimullah's intentions were apparently much purer. He just thought the rumor could be funny.
"I'm like, 'What?!'" he said."I make a lot of memes and this was like the least effort I've ever put into one. And this is the one that just like blew up." "I was like, 'Yeah, one night when you were asleep I just snuck away and went to a bar.' She obviously laughed about it and said, ‘If it were at a golf course, I would've been a little more worried.'"
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