Factcheck this: Hailey Bieber's Icon Era is coming to an end

Question

Many sites are claiming Hailey Bieber's career is coming to an end after Hailey she lost a million followers. Buzzfeed News claims that Hailey needs "a major rebrand after being labeled a "mean girl"".

Answer 1

This fact's credibility is immediately diminished because it explicitly references a blog whose primary goals are commentary and entertainment.

Blogs are regarded as dubious scholarly sources because many of them are extremely opinionated and may lack the professionalism expected of a scholarly source. 

The majority of blogs are not reliable sources; however, you can demonstrate that a blog is a reliable source by carefully evaluating it. (https://www.onlinemoneyline.com/reasons-why-are-blogs-not-credible-sources/)

After reading this site, I analyzed the helpful hints to see if BuzzFeed is trustworthy, and it isn't because it offers a lot of exaggerated information supported by opinions that don't present objectivity to a source. As a result, despite what is currently popular on social media with Hailey Bieber, I feel this claim is merely an opinion.

Comments

I liked reading your analysis on the claim and how you investigated whether the source is legitimate. Nice work determining that the claim cannot be rated and is more opinion-based, backed by a blog post.

Answer 2

This question is a bit subjective. According to this article from Forbes, Hailey Bieber and Kylie Jenner have each lost hundreds of thousands of followers since the beginning of the feud. They also state that the hashtag #TeamHailey only has 57 million views compared to the 750 million that #TeamSelena has. It is undeniable that she has faced backlash and has been painted as the villain in recent events, but this does not mean that her career is necessarily over.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/03/06/the-selena-gomez-and-hailey-bieber-social-media-drama-explained/?sh=3529b1d2639c

Comments

Nice work adding some details into your explanation like number of views for particular hashtags. Also, it's worth noting that number of followers doesn't necessarily equate to a career plunge unless you're solely a social media influencer, which Hailey isn't. She makes money through social media ads, sure, but she is also a beauty brand owner and model. In fact, Cosmopolitan recently reported that she makes a lot more today than she did five years ago. So all things considered, she's actually doing pretty well today in comparison! https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a22603545/hailey-baldwin-net-worth/

Answer 3

Although there may be sites claiming that Hailey's career is coming to an end, those are just claims. Due to the feud between Selena Gomez and Hailey, many may believe this to be true. However, this so-called feud has been going on for years. 2015-2016 is when Justin and Hailey's relationship began. However, according to this article, it has a long history that has gone back and forth. Therefore, due to this recent abruption of the feud, I personally do not think her career is done. Yet this question can't be proven or answered. 

https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a43147547/selena-gomez-hailey-bieber-drama-timeline/

Answer 4

I would say that as of right now it seems that a lot of people are not siding with Hailey Bieber in this feud between her and Selena Gomez. However, internet feuds are meant to be short lived. Given Hailey Bieber's status and connections, one would assume that her career is far from over despite losing followers and that there will be a new feud to make everyone forget about this in the near future. Especially as Selena Gomez has decided to delete social media as she claims she is "too old for this".

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/selena-gomez-hailey-bieber-justin-parasocial-b2295044.html

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/03/what-makes-one-woman-an-internet-hero-and-what-makes-the-other-a-villain

Comments

How would you rate the claim? True, false, misleading, opinion?