One user on X commented, "Who still goes to see Beyoncé? This just hurts all the blue people in red states even though we live in the United States."

One Facebook user commented of the purported news, "Good. Our money can be spent on real patriotic Americans that love all citizens."

Threads and Bluesky, rival social networks that look a lot like Elon Musk’s X, have seen an influx of new users since election night in the US as people seek alternatives to Musk’s more right-leaning platform following Donald Trump’s presidential victory.