Jason Kelce spoke out this week after faux quotes attributed to him about Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny went viral on social media. The false statements appeared shortly after the announcement that Bad Bunny would carry out in the course of the Super Bowl LX halftime present in 2026.

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Although misinformation about celebrities spreads shortly on-line, this case drew additional consideration due to the Super Bowl’s large cultural attain, in addition to heightened tensions round racism within the United States.

Jason Kelce, a retired Philadelphia Eagles heart and co-host of the New Heights podcast, had stayed largely quiet about controversies. However, he determined to reply after the faux quotes gained traction amongst political commentators and followers.

Fake Jason Kelce quote circulates after Bad Dunny’s Super Bowl announcement

Several X accounts shared a publish claiming Kelce defended Bad Bunny and criticized these objecting to his halftime choice.

The viral quote learn, “If Bad Bunny is a bad fit for the Super Bowl, then maybe the people making these comments are a bad fit for America’s future.”

Kelce shortly denied making that assertion. “I normally don’t comment on things like this,” he wrote on X, “but I feel I need to address that there are a number of accounts posting fake quotes and attributing them to me on this platform right now.” He added that folks ought to solely belief data coming immediately from him.

“I appreciate @X putting community notes on several and I will not address the other accounts specifically, because I do not want to amplify their engagement. But please know, unless you hear something directly from me via one of my platforms, it is not real.”

Nearly a day after posting, Kelce’s tweet had greater than 2 million views and 26,000 likes. Meanwhile, one publish spreading the false quote obtained a group be aware clarifying that it was “unverified” and never from any official supply, whereas others remained uncorrected.

Fans rally behind Kelce

Responses to Kelce’s clarification had been blended however largely supportive. Many customers thanked him for talking up, whereas others mocked the scenario’s absurdity.

@BlueGrlRedStayt commented, “I’m sorry, Jason.  That sucks.  But those of us who have loved you and your podcast for years can kinda spot the bullshit, plus we’re all skeptics to begin with.  You do you.  We gotcha.”

Another X consumer, @Soonergirl12, famous related faux posts about different NFL gamers, including, “We know they are fake. No worries.”

@clouds_matcha identified, “They can’t get Taylor, so they are attacking Taylor adjacent. Sucks, but we got you. You did the impossible – you made me root for the Eagles.”

Some customers additionally joked in regards to the scenario. @RadDadRAL wrote, “So you’re telling me you’re not the new world’s most mysterious man? D*mmit!!” 

Others condemned the unfold of misinformation, with @chiefsanddawgs saying, “This right here. All you dumba** conservative accounts posting this fake quotes. Should be ashamed and apologize for posting that crap.”

“The quotes about him and Bad Bunny and the Superbowl were made up. That was clear to me when I saw them being spread by a random account that had no sourcing for it,” @MrJoeMcBob wrote on X. “It’s not about whether you agreed with the sentiment or not. He’s entitled to his own words and those were not his.”

One commenter, @dreadfulsean, provided a broader warning, saying, “Unfortunately shit like this is just going to get worse with the implementation of AI generated videos. Before long no one will be able to tell what is real or not in any form of media.”

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