Charlie Puth took center stage to perform the U.S. national anthem at this year\u2019s Super Bowl, delivering a polished, powerful rendition that had fans holding their breath. But even a near-flawless performance couldn\u2019t escape the scrutiny of online critics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Super Bowl LX, held at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, pitted the New England Patriots against the Seattle Seahawks, and the music lineup quickly became a hot topic. Bad Bunny\u2019s halftime show split fans, drawing both praise and criticism, while Green Day\u2019s pre-show performance of American Idiot<\/em> fueled speculation that the band was sending a pointed message to the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Charlie Puth followed Green Day with the anthem, hitting every note with precision and control. Yet, despite his technical skill, some viewers weren\u2019t convinced it was performed live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSeemed like Charlie Puth was lip syncing the national anthem,\u201d one user wrote on X. \u201cIt was too perfect. Not one note off. Maybe he\u2019s just that good?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Others were less forgiving. \u201cWe\u2019ve gone too far! Lip syncing the national anthem? This used to be an honor\u2026 F*** Charlie Puth. Embarrassing,\u201d a second comment read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Continue reading on next page…<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n A third added, \u201cNever seen a more obvious lip-syncing performance. Clearly pre-recorded.\u201d And another bluntly declared, \u201cCharlie Puth is lip-syncing for his LIFE.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whether Puth sang live or not may never be confirmed, but the debate has already taken social media by storm. Fans and critics alike are dissecting every note, frame, and breath, proving that even one of the biggest stages in American sports can\u2019t escape public scrutiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Was Charlie Puth performing live, or was it lip-sync magic? Tell us what you think in the comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Charlie Puth took center stage to perform the U.S. national anthem at this year\u2019s Super Bowl, delivering a polished, powerful…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9605"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9607,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9605\/revisions\/9607"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}