Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks Falsely Attacked for Out-of-Context Ukraine Videos
Some of the biggest conservative influencers are in full attack mode against Dolly Parton for allegedly coming out and pledging her support for Ukraine in the aftermath of the White House blowup between President Trump, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday (2-28). But the video their using to claim Dolly is taking a decidedly anti-American and anti-Trump stance is from 2022.
Major X/Twitter influencer Catturd with his 3.5 million followers would have you believe that Dolly Parton took the opportunity of the U.S./Ukraine tension to say from the stage recently,
“I do want us before we get started with all of our fun to take a serious moment. Now I don’t want to be political, and this is not. I would rather pass a kidney stone than do that. I want us to send our love and hope to our brothers and sisters in Ukraine. So why don’t we just dedicate this entire show to them, and pray for peace around this great old world.”
But in truth, this was Dolly Parton’s words from the stage of the 2022 ACM Awards. Russia began its full scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, 2022. Nine short days later when the world was still reeling from the invasion, host Dolly Parton had to do her best to address the elephant in the room and show respect for the gravity of the moment, while also hosting a country music awards show.
“STFU! So tired of these idiots picking everyone over the USA,” Catturd said, posting the video as if it was new. Conservative X/Twitter account Clown World with its 2.9 million followers also said, “Another celebrity who ‘doesn’t want to be political’ but just can’t resist. ‘I want to send our love and hope to our brothers and sisters in Ukraine.’ They always have to push the narrative.”
But of course, it’s these conservative influencers pushing the false narratives at the expense of Dolly Parton who has spent the better part of 80 years always trying to remain impartial and apolitical. And ironically, they’re using her statement about not being political against her.
The good news is that X/Twitter eventually added a “Community Note” to the posts conveying the context that the video is indeed from 2022. But this hasn’t slowed down the ire towards Dolly, who just like most everyone in America and the Western World at the time, was gravely concerned about the Russian invasion when it initially happened.
Similarly, a video featuring Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood posted in April of 2022 as part of a concerted fundraising campaign for Ukrainian citizens has been recirculating, with the same out-of-context criticisms.
In both of these cases, it very likely these videos are going viral not by accident, but from provocateurs who understand they’ll go viral, increasing their social media footprint and clout at the expense of the artists’ wishes to stay apolitical. Even after the push back due to the timing and the Community Note on Twitter, these accounts have kept their posts up, and not edited the original captions.
The original account to post the video appears to be TaraBull with her 1.1 million followers, and a bio that reads, “Let’s end the establishment media • ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄᴜʀɪᴏꜱɪᴛʏ. ꜱᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴏɴᴇꜱᴛʏ. ᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪɴᴛᴇɢʀɪᴛʏ.”
But these infleuncers are eroding any integrity they might have, and aping the establishment media with their opportunistic, out-of-context, and attention-hungry posts.
READ: It’s Never Smart To Come for Dolly Parton
March 2, 2025 @ 7:45 pm
Political preferences aside, it almost beggars belief that someone would take a run at Dolly and think that she’s the one who’s going to come off looking worse.
I mean, I know why. But why?
March 2, 2025 @ 7:55 pm
Thanks Trigg. Kerri up the good work.
March 2, 2025 @ 9:00 pm
No other Country artist has handled themselves in interviews and with the public like Dolly Parton. Leave Dolly alone. Garth Brooks hasn’t done anything either worth critisizing. I think a lot of these stories get posted just to stir up shit because the algorith doesn’t differentiate “hate” views from legitimate interest.
It’s disgusting to compel celebs to give their political opinion. That’s essentially what this boils down to. Some idiot did this recently with Jerry Seinfeld and even Jimmy Dore was trying to smear him for his comments stating “I don’t care about Palestine.” Understanding the context that was the right answer because some mouth-breather was trying to force him to make a political statement on the Gaza issue. Everyone knows the Seinfeld show was not political in the slightest, neither was his standup.
March 3, 2025 @ 4:26 pm
the context re jerry seinfeld and palestine is that jerry has posed for those weird LARP-y photos with the IDF holding a rifle and has been vocally supportive of their military campaign. he’s already made a political statement. the person taking the selfie was just trying to embarrass him, which i support, quite frankly.
March 3, 2025 @ 3:02 am
I am a conservative Republican and three time Trump voter. I do not agree with the posting of out of context video clips in order to smear someone. This is a good reminder that, while social media is not traditional media, it is still the responsibility of the reader to inform themselves. Don’t rely on media to give you the facts/truth.
Dolly is a hero in the gay community, apparently, but I don’t believe that she is a leftist. She tries to speak about love, tolerance, compassion, etc and never gives political opinions. I respect that.
Garth, however, is a different story…..
March 3, 2025 @ 8:19 am
The problem is that so many social media users and readers simply believe the media is there to affirm their worldview, not to inform them about anything. If one of these conservative influencers had challenged the narrative that the Dolly Parton video was new, they would have been ignored or attacked. My tweet with a link to this article? It got 2 likes, and no comments or retweets. It immediately got buried in the algorithm. Nobody wants to believe what they were told was wrong. They embrace the falsehoods because it makes them feel better about themselves, no different that saying “Beyonce released a country album.” THIS, in my opinion, is the true threat to democracy and civil society.
March 3, 2025 @ 10:27 am
The conservative influencer sphere is very wide. I wasn’t even aware of this story until I read it here. The Clown World page is a joke and it’s not one that I follow. I have seen them post stories that were clearly satire (but they didn’t catch it and/or many of their followers couldn’t tell the difference) I saw yet another Kid Rock and Vanilla Ice Anti-Woke Tour post today! All of this is just the conservative version of Occupy Democrats on Facebook.
It bothers me that more people aren’t embarrased about posting stories that are fake. It takes seconds to type something into Google to fact check it.
March 4, 2025 @ 8:10 am
I don’t think it’s just that people want to have their own opinions reinforced. Social media companies manipulate what they show you to keep you engaged and on the platform, because the more time you spend on their platform, the more ads they can show you, so the more money they make. As if that wasn’t bad enough, propagandists everywhere have learned how to take advantage of this (see the last few US presidential elections, the ongoing Ukraine/Russia propaganda over the war, how much of the Arab Spring was driven by social media, etc, etc). The Oxford (University) Internet Institute looked at social media in 81 countries in 2020 and found evidence of it being used to manipulate public opinion in all 81 of them.
EVERYTHING about social media is absolutely toxic and none of it should be trusted as anything but entertainment.
the Oxford study, because you shouldn’t take my word for it – https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-01-13-social-media-manipulation-political-actors-industrial-scale-problem-oxford-report
March 3, 2025 @ 10:38 pm
Hate to burst your bubble but if Dolly is on the side of love,tolerance and compassion that would put her on the left.
March 3, 2025 @ 4:20 am
Even if she had said those remarks recently, they are apolitical. Who doesn’t wish for peace in that region even if you might disagree how we get there.
March 3, 2025 @ 5:55 am
Was going to say the same thing. But Trigger does a really good job of not remaining apolitical himself: “…most everyone in America and the Western World at the time, was gravely concerned about the Russian invasion when it initially happened”. Emphasis on “at the time” and “when it initially happened”. As if Parton’s comments were valid then, but not anymore. What exactly is it he thinks has changed?
March 3, 2025 @ 8:23 am
It is empirically true that in the days after the initial invasion, most everyone in the United States stood in solidarity with Ukraine, and this was apolitical. It is also empirically true that “standing with Ukraine” today will be taken as a rebuke of the Trump Administration, fair or not. This is the reason these influencers used the Dolly Parton video, and the reason it went so viral. Whether it “should” be taken as political or not is a whole other argument.
Timing is everything here.
March 3, 2025 @ 8:47 am
Yes. Most morons with no knowledge of the history of the situation seamlessly transitioned from conditioned masking and vaxxxxing directly into “I stand with Ukraine.” The masks came off as the flags went up. These people will believe whatever they are told to believe. “I support the current thing.” They are fucking imbeciles who shouldn’t be allowed to vote.
March 3, 2025 @ 9:05 am
Similarly, people will retweet Catturd and Clown World, and tell everyone they know that in the spat between Trump and Zelenskyy, Dolly Parton actively came out to side with Zelenskyy, and they know this to be true because they saw actual video of it.
March 7, 2025 @ 7:22 am
(I never go around) Mirrors (it tears me up to see a grown man cry).
March 3, 2025 @ 5:06 am
For the record, i’m about as conservative as they get, and President Trump really, really messed up on this issue.
March 3, 2025 @ 8:40 am
He didn’t mess up. Zelinskyy is dependant on the US for funding of his military efforts and for some reason he has this delusion idea that he can win a war with Russia. He went to the White House and thought that he could boss around the sitting VP and President, and even went as far to call JD Vance a “b****” in Slavic.
Is that what a foreign leader should behave when he and his people are completely dependant on the US?
March 3, 2025 @ 9:02 am
We’re not going to solve the Ukrainian War here in the comments section of a country music website, and we shouldn’t try. Nobody is going to be assuaged to change their opinion here. It’s just going to result in endless back and forths that bog this comments section down and agitate everyone. I understand there is a deeper narrative to this story. But let’s please try to keep it closer to the topic at hand.
March 3, 2025 @ 12:53 pm
There isn’t a single thing trump HASN’T messed up. Everything he touches turns to shit.
tRump (and you, apparently) would have Zelnskyy simply surrender to Putin and give him whatever he wants.
March 3, 2025 @ 1:15 pm
Ukraine isn’t America’s problem. It is Europe’s. They can pay for and defend Ukraine.
But they spent more on Russian oil last year than Ukrainian aid and most countries don’t hit their NATO threshold. Pretty telling how “scared” they are.
March 3, 2025 @ 6:16 pm
It wasn’t the problem of our allies when we were attacked on 9/11/01, but, nevertheless, our allies rallied around us.
But apparently, you think that means nothing: America is above all of that, right? We’re exceptional and we shouldn’t have to do shit.
And you want to know what, Ukraine IS our problem, because Putin is trying to reestablish to Soviet Union. America is his next target. He’s already got tRump as his little lap dog.
March 4, 2025 @ 1:57 pm
That is Europe’s problem. The same Europe overrun by migrants launching cars into crowded streets.
Modern Russia isn’t anything like the Soviet Union. They aren’t Communist and thus not a threat to America.
Trump isn’t his lapdog. He never invaded any country during Trump’s first term. He invaded during Obama and Biden’s regimes.
“The 1980s called. They want their foreign policy back.”
-Obama 2012
March 4, 2025 @ 5:51 pm
tRump is absolutely Putin’s lapdog. Just look at the shitshow from last Friday when tRump all but told Zelenskyy to surrender.
You know what, CK. I’m sorry. I’m sorry that you got conned. And I’m sorry that you don’t seem to realize it, yet.
But you’re about to be in the “Find Out” portion. Prices are about to skyrocket because of tRump’s tarriffs. One Kentucky distillery is already having to lay off workers because Canada isn’t having any of that shit and is cancelling orders from U.S. Companies because tRump has initiated a trade war with one of our closest allies.
But hey, at least Musk has our Social Security info and a dozen or so trans athletes can’t participate in sports anymore, so, at least there’s that for you, right?
March 4, 2025 @ 8:37 am
Russia can’t beat little ol Ukraine, but deranged leftists think they can beat all of Europe and pose a threat to the USA. lmao
March 3, 2025 @ 1:13 pm
Europe spent more money last year on Russian oil than Ukrainian aid.
But America is the bad guy for wanting to cut off the slush fund.
March 3, 2025 @ 5:57 am
Influencers have no shame. They just look for clickbait drama. That there are people out there dumb enough to listen to someone literally named “cat turd” tells you about the direction of our country.
Dolly over Cat Turd any day of the week.
March 3, 2025 @ 6:28 am
What are people supposed to do if they can’t trust Catturd’s reporting?
March 3, 2025 @ 6:38 am
Even if she’d made the statement yesterday, it’s crazy that praying for the peace of our allies could be construed as anti-American or problematic.
March 3, 2025 @ 1:13 pm
Ukraine isn’t an ally.
Or well they shouldn’t be. They are an anchor.
March 7, 2025 @ 7:12 am
Make Russia Great Again
March 3, 2025 @ 8:30 am
I’m unfamiliar with either of these “influencers” – I treat social media as a disease I avoid as much as possible – but I would be stunned if they are not in some way backed by Russia, China, or North Korea as it relates to the goal of spreading dis/misinformation and riling up American citizens on both sides of the political spectrum.
We know that companies tied to the likes of Tim Pool and Benny Johnson were found to have ties to Russia (seemingly unknowingly). It stands to reason that similar left/liberal influencers would be in the same boat.
Sadly some have politized this idea that Russia, China, etc. are funding disinformation on social media platforms. In reality, all those nation states care about is sowing discontent and anger amongst the public. Seems like Dolly/Garth item is just the latest, keep folks distracted on the laser pointer over here while the real goals take place over there.
March 3, 2025 @ 10:45 am
The fierce competition for viewership alone is enough reason for many to prostitute themselves for views. I am not very familiar with Benny Johnson but I am familiar with Tim Pool’s work. He frequently associated with known grifters and just straight up idiots in the “Manosphere” like Fresh and Fit and Jack Murphy to name a few. Yesterday I saw a clip of him defending Andrew Tate against Ron Desantis stating he is not allowed in Florida, and how to many Tate’s work inspired them to better themselves. Nonsense! The money trail for grifters in the alt media is often within the US
Don’t look up the NBA’s and Disney’s ties to China.
March 3, 2025 @ 1:26 pm
I don’t disagree with the majority of your post – nor do I disagree that the “money trail for grifters in the alt media is often within the US”, but we also cannot/should not discount that our enemies (and Russia – despite what the President would like to believe is an enemy of the State) are also propping up these influencers.
Heck, for the folks referenced in the article above for all we know they ARE Russian/Chinese agents. I doubt “catturd” is getting invited to speak on even the fringiest of fringe right wing media.
March 3, 2025 @ 3:12 pm
Catturd is a well-known conservative inflencer named Phillip Buchanan. He might be one of the most powerful people in right-leaning politics, and it’s been confirmed that his signal is boosted by Twitter. So when he spreads misinformation about Dolly Parton or anyone else, it can have catastrophic effects on someone’s public persona.
People post false information on social media all the time. The fact that this came from Catturd is the reason I felt it needed to be challenged.
March 3, 2025 @ 3:21 pm
Wow. Thanks for the info.
All I’ll say is learning this is a “well-known conservative influencer” just elicits a “and then, somehow, it got worse” from me.
Still would be curious to know where the money is coming from for him. No doubt there is plenty of North American capital happy to fund these folks, but also wouldn’t shock me if a few Putin/Xi bucks have landed in his bank account.
March 3, 2025 @ 9:16 pm
Even if Russia was paying some of these internet people, which there is no proof of, I don’t see how that would be worse than how the government was paying left-wing influencers and left-wing news outlets with taxpayer money thru USAID – which was proven. We went thru a decade of investigations into Trump Russia that turned up nothing yet that boogie man persists.
March 4, 2025 @ 1:59 pm
Strait,
It is OK when our government does it. The biggest anchor on the American people since 1913.
March 3, 2025 @ 9:57 am
I would be amazed if Dolly Parton or Garth Brooks would be concerned at any level with a comment by someone naming themselves “turd.”
March 3, 2025 @ 4:28 pm
Oh my god! How shocking is this? A conservative, Trump loving douchebag, posted something false to fit his narrative. Wow, it’s been about 5 minutes since this has happened. Dolly and Garth should speak up against Russia and anyone who supports Russia (like our DB President and even worse VP).
I wish it was something Dolly said yesterday.
March 3, 2025 @ 5:50 pm
I think most people know that stuff is fake by now. Sure a few people make a big deal though i know its more than a few but its a small number of the people who see it. I do wish people woukd listen to trigger and not let it go into a political debate. Plenty of other sites to do that. Go on tik tok, plenty of political talk there. Nice story trigger.
March 3, 2025 @ 6:08 pm
I think you are giving the general American public a bit too much credit to assume that “most people know that stuff is fake by now”.
Hell, the worlds wealthiest man is constantly spouting misinformation or outright lies. I’m not sure “Kathy from Kirksville” is batting a higher percentage in seeing this crap in her Facebook feed and just assuming it is true – especially if one of her friends shares it. People tend to assume the folks they follow or know on social media are telling the truth when they post/share stuff.
March 3, 2025 @ 6:25 pm
Well thats your take but it isnt mine. Like i say, lots of people see these things so even if its a small amount that believe it, its a fairly high number of people. I wont even bother to comment on your other stuff.
March 4, 2025 @ 5:30 pm
You’re clueless and out of touch with reality if you think a majority Americans don’t believe everything they see. After all, they reelected a shit stain, for God’s sake. People believe what they see because they are stupid and they think Facebook is the gospel
March 5, 2025 @ 2:58 am
Your comment just shows me your immature and a person that no one other than a lunatic can have a conversation wuth. This isnt a politixal site but i guess you havent figured that out. I wont respond again, have a good day.
March 5, 2025 @ 6:20 am
The obvious and glaring issue aside, that you don’t know the difference between “your” and “you’re”, you’re clearly brainwashed by orange Jim Jones. I hope you can recover and have a good life
March 5, 2025 @ 7:49 am
No more comments on this thread. Move on.
March 3, 2025 @ 7:01 pm
Man, looks like Dolly’s husband just passed too—anyone who Fs with Dolly needs a good ass kicking, IMO.
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March 5, 2025 @ 5:07 am
Frankly, that would include 50% or more of the males in Nashville from the last five decades or so. Not to mention the Hollywood guys.
You’ll be very tired when you’re done kicking them all.
March 3, 2025 @ 8:45 pm
Today is NOT the day to attack Dolly. Leave her alone as she grieves her husband.
March 4, 2025 @ 7:57 am
I feel for Ya Trigger…this opened up a can of worms…Hard to keep things about the music in this political environment but I know you are trying hard…
March 4, 2025 @ 11:42 am
If you can’t trust a dude named Cat Shit – who can you trust?
March 4, 2025 @ 5:27 pm
Anyone who is pro Ukraine and anti trump is pro America. Dolly included
March 4, 2025 @ 10:18 pm
“You’re only pro-America if you’re against America First and support giving billions of dollars to fund a war we have nothing to do with”
March 5, 2025 @ 6:17 am
Do you really think that America never had help from anyone else during their numerous wars? It’s called being an ally. Your lord and savior Ronald Reagan even tried to help during wars even though he completely botched it
March 7, 2025 @ 8:17 pm
Condolences to Dolly for the loss of her longtime husband and soulmate,Carl Dean.
March 8, 2025 @ 5:55 am
I respect Dolly’s right to keep her opinions on certain matters to herself. That being said, you only have to have the most casual knowledge of her as a person and what she stands for to know that she is most definitely not a supporter of Vladimir’s orange lapdog.