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All the Evidence I Could Find That Taylor Swift Is a Gilmore Girls Fan

What if I told you none of it is accidental?

These rumors are merely two pieces of widely disseminated disinformation feuling a beloved conspiracy theory held by two separate but overlapping fandoms: that Taylor Swift loves Gilmore Girls. She grew up on a Christmas-tree farm; she’s dating an NFL tight end; and, perhaps most relevant to this discussion, she loves scattering hidden messages for her fans to find and decode as though she’s a serial killer and they are capable but underestimated members of a local newsroom. Not only does King’s song “Where You Lead, I Will Follow” serve as the monstrously popular Gilmore Girls theme, but she also plays a character on the show: music-store owner Sophie Bloom.

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