Fact Check: Did Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce pregnancy with viral ultrasound photo?

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: A claim went viral in early September 2025 claiming that pop star Taylor Swift and NFL star player Travis Kelce announced a pregnancy shortly after their August engagement.

Posts with an image of the couple holding ultrasound photos spread across social media, leading fans to believe they were expecting their first child.

Claim: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce revealed baby news with ultrasound image

The photo circulated widely on Facebook and other platforms, with one viral post reading, “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 post drew thousands of reactions and congratulatory comments from fans.

The alleged pregnancy announcement originally appeared in March 2025, showing Swift and Kelce smiling while holding ultrasound scans. The post resurfaced in September, just weeks after the couple’s engagement, and was amplified by pages like USA Pulse Today.

The site dramatized the claim, suggesting the couple celebrated with a “party in Florida” while fans flooded social media with congratulations. Multiple reposts helped fuel the impression that the story was real.

A similar post made by another Facebook page claimed that Swift revealed her pregnancy at Brittany Mahomes’ 30th birthday bash.

Fact Check: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's ultrasound photo confirmed as AI-generated

Reverse image checks and archived versions of the post revealed a watermark from Grok’s AI image generator, proving the ultrasound photo was fabricated.

A DuckDuckGo search for “Taylor Swift Travis Kelce pregnancy announcement” turned up only rumor-driven posts, with no coverage from credible outlets.

AI-detection software Hive later confirmed the image was fully AI-generated, pointing to signs such as Swift’s disproportionately large hand and the image’s overall blurriness.

Neither Swift’s nor Kelce’s official Instagram accounts displayed the ultrasound photo, and no verified news organizations reported such an announcement. The origin of the claim traces back to USA Pulse Today, a page notorious for clickbait and AI hoaxes.

This was not the first time Swift and Kelce became targets of fake stories. Their August engagement had already sparked a wave of fabricated posts, memes, and AI images. The pregnancy rumor merely capitalized on fan excitement around their relationship.

Earlier iterations of the hoax even included a disclaimer on the linked site, admitting it could not guarantee the accuracy of its claims.

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