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  • 2016-11-08 (xsd:date)
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  • Clinton Campaign Paid Beyonce, Jay-Z $62 Million to Secure Black... (en)
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  • Clinton Campaign Paid Beyonce, Jay-Z $62 Million to Secure Black Vote-Fiction! Clinton Campaign Paid Beyonce, Jay-Z $62 Million to Secure Black Vote- Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Desperate to secure the black vote ahead of Election Day, the Clinton Campaign paid Beyonce and Jay-Z $62 million to perform a concert in Cleveland. The Truth: There’s no truth to reports that the Clinton Campaign paid Beyonce and Jay-Z millions to shore up the support of black voters. Empire Herald , a fake news website, started the rumor with a story that was shared on social media nearly 50,000 times in the days leading up to the 2016 presidential election. The story begins: Cleveland, Ohio – Beyonce and Jay Z performed for free at the Get out the Vote concert last night for Hillary Clinton. However, sources revealed that the power couple was paid $62 Million to perform. According to sources closely connected with the power couple, Clinton and her campaign flew Beyonce and Jay Z out to a private meeting to discuss the election. With Hillary lacking the African-American voting numbers that Barack Obama had during his 2008 presidential, the Clinton campaign made a quick and desperate move in their final efforts to secure African-American votes. Jay and Beyonce got a call a few weeks ago from Clinton. She invited them for a weekend stay at a luxury hotel to meet regarding the election. Before Jay Z or Beyonce could voice any concerns or ask questions, Hillary pulled out a check. Beyonce saw the check first and her eye lit up like Christmas lights. On the last day of the meeting, Hillary told said to everyone, including Jay Z and Beyonce, We definitely got the black vote now. On the flight back to New York, Jay Z said, You know what, Black Lives Matter, they matter because we got paid $62 Million to represent them. Empire Herald doesn’t clearly identify itself as a fake or satirical new site, which led some to mistake this report about the Clinton campaign paying for Beyonce and Jay-Z’s support as truthful. However, earlier versions of the website clearly state that it’s a satire & entertainment site, a s shown in this Way Back Machine screen grab from January 2016: Given that Empire Herald isn’t a credible website, we’re calling this one fiction. Posted in Celebrities , Politics Tagged 2016 election , hillary clinton , the clintons (en)
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