Elon musk's Bazaar offer to Taylor Swift sparked an online storm and sports analyst Colin coward got swept up in the chaos falling for a fake tweet supposedly from NFL star trais Kelce but what really happened and how did coward get duped on live television Colin coward the popular sports analyst found himself at the center of an Internet hoax this week after he mistakenly believed a fake Travis Chelsea tweet was real it all started when Elon must made headlines with a strange and unexpected response to Taylor Swift's public endorsement of Vice President kamla Harris M who has a history of outlandish social media activity offered to give Swift a child in response to her political statement a move that was widely criticized as creepy and inappropriate not long after musk's post went viral a fabricated tweet claiming to be from Travis Kelsey began circulating the Tweet which featured a bizarre challenge to must supposedly from the Kansas City chief star read I'm 6' 5 in and actually play football the fact I went to college and got a degree and worked hard might be lost on you I don't play back gamon but I do play chess I could also twist you into a pretzel the post appeared to be Kelsey clapping back at musk defending his relationship with swift however social media detectives quickly Ed that the Tweet was a fake in reality it was an altered version of an old post from an MLB fan that has been recycled and used multiple times by impersonators on X formerly known as Twitter unfortunately Colin coward didn't catch onto the hoax before discussing the fake tweet on his show The Herd during the episode coward excitedly claimed I saw yesterday Elon Musk and Travis Kelce going at it Travis Kelce taking a shot at Elon Musk on X the segment went viral but not for the reason coward might have hoped fans quickly pointed out that the Tweet he referenced wasn't actually from Kelsey at all leaving coward red-faced over the mistake musk's original post where he made the unsettling proposal to Swift had already stirred controversy online the pop star who has been dating Kelsey for over a year didn't respond publicly to musk's message however musk's tweet Drew widespread criticism even from his usual supporters social media influencer Ian miles seong typically a must backer was among those who voiced disapproval responding with my God in shock while Kelsey remained silent about the entire incident others rushed to Swifts defense including rapper ailia Banks Banks was vocal in her support of Swift calling musk's post actual sexual harassment and urging Swift to sue four loads of cash Banks even went on a Twitter TI raade encouraging Swift to capitalize on M's wealth claiming that taking his money would Elevate Swift to ultra unreachable levels of wealthy Banks brought Kanye West into the conversation joking that he'd have a heart attack if Swift successfully took mus down in court creating a surreal pop culture mashup of musk Swift and West amid all this Swift's in Instagram post endorsing Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walls was largely overshadowed by the chaos surrounding musk's tweet in her post Swift passionately expressed her reasons for supporting Harris praising her advocacy for lgbtq plus rights Reproductive Rights and a range of progressive causes Swift's political engagement is nothing new but this latest endorsement came in a time of heightened political tension in the US with Harris and her running mate Tim Walls drawing both praise and criticism from different corners of the political Spectrum meanwhile musk's Antics once again stole the spotlight and coward's misstep only added to the ongoing saga the incident serves as a reminder of The Perils of social media misinformation even for well-established figures like coward so what's the takea away from this bizarre Clash of sports politics and social media while Elon musk's Oddball comments keep fueling controversy Colin coward's slip up proves that not everything on the internet is what it seems what's your take a musk's tweet or coward viral moment let us know in the comments below be sure to like share and subscribe for more breakdowns of the latest news and pop culture events thanks for watching