{"id":1767,"date":"2026-02-09T16:47:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T16:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralspotlight26.com\/?p=1767"},"modified":"2026-02-09T16:47:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T16:47:34","slug":"charlie-puth-hit-with-accusation-while-singing-us-national-anthem-at-super-bowl-newsner-news-charlie-puth-hit-with-accusation-while-singing-us-national-anthem-at-super-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralspotlight26.com\/?p=1767","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Puth hit with accusation while singing US national anthem at Super Bowl Newsner\u00bb News\u00bb Charlie Puth hit with accusation while singing US national anthem at Super Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"56\" data-end=\"205\">Charlie Puth performed the U.S. national anthem before Super Bowl LX and delivered a passionate rendition\u2014but not everyone was convinced it was live.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"412\">The 34-year-old singer took the stage at Levi\u2019s Stadium ahead of the game between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. While many praised his performance, some viewers accused him of lip-syncing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"620\">Social media quickly filled with doubts. One user wrote, \u201cIt seemed too perfect\u2014no notes were off.\u201d Others were more critical, calling the performance \u201cobvious lip-syncing\u201d and saying it was \u201cembarrassing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"753\">With ongoing debates already surrounding the Super Bowl\u2019s musical acts, Puth\u2019s performance became the latest source of controversy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"880\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Whether he truly sang live or not remains unconfirmed, but the accusations were enough to spark widespread online discussion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=newsner&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2020641890815668411&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Fnews%2Fcharlie-puth-hit-with-accusation-while-singing-us-national-anthem-at-super-bowl%2F&amp;sessionId=4e64774725dd29351390dfcd9eef86b9b3551faa&amp;siteScreenName=newsner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2020641890815668411\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Charlie Puth performed the U.S. national anthem before Super Bowl LX and delivered a passionate rendition\u2014but not everyone was convinced it was live. 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