A viral Facebook post claimed Carrie Underwood just scored a massive legal win.
The post said a judge dismissed a $25 million lawsuit against her, making it sound like Carrie walked out of court after years of drama with one giant victory.
Sounds huge, does it not?
But before fans treat it like breaking news, there is one major problem.
The post does not name the court, the judge, the plaintiff, the case number, or any trusted outlet confirming a new $25 million ruling.
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If a lawsuit is real, it lives somewhere on record. A court gave it a name. Someone filed paperwork on a specific date. There’s a case number sitting in a database somewhere. This post skipped all of that and handed you a massive dollar figure wrapped in urgent language. Flashy — but nothing you can actually hold onto.
Now, there was a real Carrie lawsuit in the past. In 2019, songwriter Heidi Merrill and other writers sued Carrie, NBC, and the NFL over her Sunday Night Football theme song “Game On.” They claimed Carrie’s song copied their own song with the same title. CBS News reported that the lawsuit sought unspecified damages, not a clearly stated $25 million amount.
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But here is the twist. That case did not just explode into a new courtroom battle. Yahoo Entertainment later reported that Merrill dismissed all claims against Underwood in 2019.
Stop for a second. The viral post may be borrowing from a real old lawsuit, then dressing it up like a fresh $25 million legal victory.
That is not the same thing.
The real story is not “Carrie just won a brand-new $25 million case.”
What actually happened was an old Game On lawsuit, where the claims were dismissed, and the newer viral version would require evidence before any fans would accept the courthouse confetti.