UNPACKING TAYLOR SWIFT & TRAVIS KELCE'S LONG AWAITED ENGAGEMENT UPDATES

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UNPACKING TAYLOR SWIFT & TRAVIS KELCE'S LONG AWAITED ENGAGEMENT UPDATES

"An insider said”...”a rep explained”...”says the source”...Ugh, what?!

If you’re feeling just as thrown off and confused as ever regarding the alleged impending engagement of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, you’re not alone. But fear not…we’re here to help ease your worries in this article by offering some insight into reading between the headlines.

On this week’s Deux/U podcast episode, Deuxmoi highlighted a recent Page Six article published on August 2nd, which reported that the couple are getting engaged soon.

At first, the article included a direct quote from an “insider” stating, “The engagement is happening soon.” In stark contrast, this is followed up with the sentence, “Meanwhile, Kelce’s rep denied Friday that there are any official engagement plans in place.” Deuxmoi reached out to a trusted source to help us look closer at the writing on the wall.

Take note of the words “Kelce’s rep denied.” When taking this back to our source for clarification, they explained, “Sometimes, if an outlet gets no answer from a rep, they’ll take it as a denial, so maybe that’s what happened here.” In other words, since Kelce’s rep failed to respond, Page Six is taking that as the rep unofficially denying the engagement happening soon.

When deciphering sourced information in news articles, it’s important to also look out for on-the-record information. Our source continued, “If they got an on-the-record denial, it’s interesting they didn’t quote Kelce’s rep directly.” Identifying quotation marks is key in understanding if a rep directly made contact with a publication. “It shows they actually spoke to a publication and responded. So, it makes them that much less likely to lie to the publication since it’ll be on the record,” our source concluded. Another take on the contradictory statements, is that the rep denied "any official engagement plans" because the engagement has already taken place!

The bottom line? Read with caution and wait for the direct quote before giving up on the future (alleged!) Mr. and Mrs. Travis Kelce.