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Singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins filed a $900 million lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump for the unauthorized use of his 1986 hit song “Danger Zone.”
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A rumor that circulated online in October 2025 claimed singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins filed a $900 million lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump for the unauthorized use of his 1986 hit song “Danger Zone.” The song famously featured in the 1986 Tom Cruise film “Top Gun.”
In one prominent example of the rumor, on Oct. 21, a user managing the Liberty & Vision Facebook page posted (archived) a meme featuring pictures of Loggins and Trump, as well as an image from the video that included the song. The meme displayed the words, “Breaking News: Kenny Loggins Sues Trump for $900M Over Unauthorized AI Use of ‘Danger Zone.'” The post’s text caption read, “JUST IN: Kenny Loggins Files $900 Million Copyright Lawsuit Against T.r.u.m.p, Alleging His Hit Song ‘Danger Zone’ Was Used Without Permission in an AI-Generated Video Mocking Anti-T.r.u.m.p Protesters During the No Kings Day March.”
(Liberty & Vision/Facebook)
Users shared the meme about Loggins and Trump on Bluesky, Facebook (archived), Instagram (archived), Reddit (archived), Threads (archived) and X (archived). Snopes readers also emailed us to ask about this matter and searched our website for answers. For example, one reader emailed, “Just verify if Kenny Loggins is suing Trump for $900m.”
In short, the rumor Loggins filed a $900 million lawsuit against Trump was false. The users managing the Liberty & Vision Facebook page commented below the post with a link to an advertisement-filled article. That — and the fact that the Facebook pages’ “page transparency” tabs revealed their managers resided outside the U.S. — showed they fabricated the story to earn advertising revenue.
Searches of Bing, DuckDuckGo, Google and Yahoo found no news media outlets confirming Loggins was suing Trump for $900 million. Prominent outlets would have widely reported this rumor, if true. Those searches located only a TMZ article from Oct. 20, citing an anonymous source who allegedly said Loggins “is exploring legal options to ensure Trump stops using his music.”
Snopes contacted representatives for Loggins to ask if they could officially confirm the false nature of the rumor and will update this article if we receive further information.
Trump’s AI-generated video, Loggins’ response
This meme referenced a fake video Trump posted (archived) on his Truth Social website on Oct. 18. The clip, produced with an artificial-intelligence tool, depicted Trump wearing a crown, flying a fighter jet labeled “King Trump” and dumping excrement on protesters. Trump shared the video, including part of Loggins’ song, the same day as the worldwide “No Kings” protests, in which millions of people rallied against his administration. A user on X who often shared Trump’s official Truth Social posts, reposted the video.
In response to the video, Loggins’ website shared a statement (archived) from the singer, labeling Trump’s use of the song as “unauthorized.” The statement read, in part:
This is an unauthorized use of my performance of “Danger Zone.” Nobody asked me for my permission, which I would have denied, and I request that my recording on this video is removed immediately.
I can’t imagine why anybody would want their music used or associated with something created with the sole purpose of dividing us. Too many people are trying to tear us apart, and we need to find new ways to come together. We’re all Americans, and we’re all patriotic. There is no “us and them” – that’s not who we are, nor is it what we should be. It’s all of us. We’re in this together, and it is my hope that we can embrace music as a way of celebrating and uniting each and every one of us.
AI-generated article reports about AI-generated video
The Liberty & Vision Facebook page’s post featured a comment linking to an advertisement-filled article that resembled other stories generated with AI tools. For example, the lengthy and misleading article — written with excessive usage of italics and bolding of various names and words — featured a forward-thinking, dramatized final section, just like how many AI tools tend to conclude similar stories:
The Kenny Loggins v. Donald Trump case could become a defining moment in the intersection of art, AI, and politics — testing how far digital creativity can go before crossing into violation.
It’s a legal showdown that could reshape how music, technology, and power collide in the 21st century.
For now, the internet is ablaze, the courts are gearing up, and one truth is clear:
Kenny Loggins has just brought the “Danger Zone” to Donald Trump’s doorstep — and this time, it’s not just a song.
The Liberty & Vision Facebook page’s managers — residing in Poland, Vietnam and Bangladesh, according to the “page transparency” tab — also posted numerous additional fabricated stories about U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Fox News TV host Sean Hannity, first lady Melania Trump and Barron Trump. Some of those posts displayed AI-generated images and links to advertisement-filled articles featuring AI-generated text.
For further reading, we previously reported on the fact that Trump truly posted the AI-generated video showing him dumping excrement on protesters.
