Taylor Swift is undisputedly the queen of Easter eggs. She is known to drop hints for upcoming career moments absolutely everywhere. As she once told Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show," she is always wondering, "How can I hint at things? How far is too far in advance?" Naturally, Swift has been hinting at "The Tortured Poets Department" for a while.
One of her most recent hints came in the form of a cryptic clue added to her website's code — and of course, her fans spotted it. On February 4, the day of Swift's new album announcement, her official website was taken down. While it was down, suspicious code was added to the page, which some tech-savvy fans spotted. At first, some fans thought the code was pointing to an announcement of "Reputation (Taylor's Version)" because one code read, "In the death of her..." which is a quote from her original "Reputation" tour.
However, another bit of code read "hneriergrd," which fans realized was an anagram of "red herring." There was also a bit of code that read, "DPT: 321," which, spelled backward, is "1, 2, 3: TDP," which could be short for "Tortured Poets Department." Remember, she's only "cryptic and Machiavellian" 'cause she cares!
