Fact Check: Is Taylor Swift Dating San Diego Padres’ Ha Seong Kim?

Is San Diego Padres star Ha Seong Kim dating Taylor Swift?

Ha Seong Kim | San Diego Padres Taylor Swift | Billboard

On September 15, San Diego-based sports writer Al Scott tweeted that Ha Seong Kim and international pop star Taylor Swift were “Quietly hanging out.”

BREAKING: Singer Taylor Swift and Padres infielder Ha-Seong Kim have been ‘quietly hanging out,’ per multiple sources. pic.twitter.com/KyZ0HTxSSr

— Al Scott (@AlScott1998) September 14, 2023

The tweet immediately went viral, with many fans weighing in on the tweet.

I knew it

— jameson (fractional IR + fundraising) (@beingjameson) September 14, 2023

She breaks his heart, I swear to god…

— R. Friar (@RadioFriar) September 14, 2023

Good luck dude. You're going to be in a song! Lol. …And not in a good way!

— Dr. Lanier Frush Holt (@ohsolanier2) September 14, 2023

His new name is gonna be She-Sangabout Kim when they break up…

— Chas’ ‘Naner Pudding (@Itweetnada) September 15, 2023

News of the tweet also went viral in Korea, where many were left scratching their heads.

Swift trending on Korean Twitter | Twitter

아니 누가 카톡으로 뜬금없이 테일러 스위프트랑 김하성 사귄다는 소리하고 있네;;;;;;;;;;;;

— 돌아온 탕아 (@tanga_comeback) September 15, 2023

Someone suddenly messaged me that Ha Seong Kim and Taylor Swift were dating…

— @tanga_comeback

테일러 스위프트 김하성 열애설.jpghttps://t.co/0lMIOM1L1S

— tttv8771 (@tttv8771) September 15, 2023

Taylor Swift and Ha Seong Kim’s dating rumor.

— @tttv8771/Twitter

김하성 과 테일러 스위프트 라니… ㅎ https://t.co/Ncl3aqK4mz

— 마법에 걸린 사냥꾼 (@SSEUNGHO) September 15, 2023

Ha Seong Kim and Taylor Swift?… LOL.

— @sseungho/Twitter

So, is Taylor Swift dating Ha Seong Kim? Most likely not.

It seems the sports writer was poking fun at a previous dating rumor involving Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chief‘s tight end Travis Kelce, who was earlier reported to be “Quietly hanging out.”

Chiefs star Travis Kelce ‘quietly hanging out’ with Taylor Swift: report https://t.co/j8BpcipKKA pic.twitter.com/a4LVhPU5tc

— New York Post (@nypost) September 13, 2023

Since the report, Twitter users have alleged that Taylor Swift has been quietly hanging out with others — including themselves.

BREAKING: Singer Taylor Swift and Twitter’s weasel BLOOD Mang have been ‘quietly hanging out,’ per multiple sources. pic.twitter.com/hntpRdBsKN

— (@blood_mang) September 15, 2023

Taylor Swift and @Mattisfaction56 have been “quietly hanging out”, reports Canevin’s Leonid school newspaper. pic.twitter.com/wOw00viyR1

— Matt Kaupinis (@Mattisfaction56) September 15, 2023

BREAKING: Baseball Team Lotte giants and KBO League Winner Trophy have been ‘quietly hanging out,’ per multiple sources. pic.twitter.com/EWzyTUC3Eb

— 튀김 (@tempura_o3o) September 15, 2023

Taylor Swift and biscuit boy Duwe Farris have been ‘quietly hanging out,’ @UNCBarstool reports. pic.twitter.com/pQ39KakDLs

— UNC Barstool (@UNCBarstool) September 15, 2023

It seems this “Love Story” is nothing more than an internet joke.