Did Luke Bryan adopt a Texas flood victim? Viral post debunked

An uplifting but fabricated story about country musician Luke Bryan adopting an orphaned child from the Texas floods in July 2025 went viral on social media this week. Though the story seems real, fact checkers say it never occurred.

A Facebook post from the page, USA Music Vibes, announced that Luke Bryan and his wife, Caroline, had “quietly adopted” a girl who had lost her parents in the catastrophic flooding across Texas that had left more than 100 people dead.

"No press. Just a quiet act of love — rooted in a loss they’ve carried for decades. Years ago, the Bryan lost their own daughter, Jenifer, at just 13 years old. The pain never left them. So when they heard about this orphaned girl, alone after the storm, they didn’t see a stranger. They saw a chance to give love where it was needed most," the post added.

There are no reliable sources or official announcements from Luke Bryan’s camp to support the story.

The wording in the post resembles other viral hoaxes, such as recent AI-generated stories about Blake Shelton helping flood victims.

According to Snopes, tools for fact-checking also tagged these texts as likely fake.

The singer has been vocal about the death of his siblings, his brother Chris in a car crash in 1996 and his sister Kelly in 2007 and taking in Kelly’s three children after her death.

But there’s no information to indicate he further expanded his family in response to the Texas disaster.

A look into the fake news of Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton's recent Texas flood relief efforts

In July 2025 fake rumors claimed that country singers, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan and Gwen Stefani went to Texas to help with flood relief after more than 100 people died throughout the state from severe flooding.

Viral Facebook posts that were shared tens of thousands of times had almost identical captions that said that Shelton and either Bryan or Stefani were helping to load supplies and console people in Kerrville, Texas.

"Blake Shelton leaned against a truck loaded with relief supplies, gazing at wife Gwen Stefani with purpose. 'Babe, these Texas folks need our love and light,' Blake said, voice filled with faith." one facebook post claimed according to Snopes.

An article on Todaycnews provided further details, claiming Shelton and Bryan teamed up with local charities.

But the Salvation Army’s Kerrville branch denied participation, and churches listed as the beneficiaries said they could find no evidence of celebrity visits (Snopes). Text within the article was also identified by AI-detection tools as fake.

Critics believe that there is an increase in fake celebrity disaster stories that typically exploit the public’s empathy.

Medical and rescue experts have previously cautioned that such hoaxes can distract them from providing real relief efforts.