AP / Updated: Feb 15, 2026, 06:00 IST
_**The Claim:** Social media posts claimed Bad Bunny handed his Grammy to Liam Conejo Ramos, the Minnesota boy recently detained by immigration authorities, during his Super Bowl halftime performance cameo appearance.
**Fact:** The child was actually Lincoln Fox Ramadan, a five-year-old actor from California cast as young Benito, confirmed by his Instagram, school officials and reports, debunking claims linking Liam._
Social media users mistakenly identified a young boy who appeared in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show as Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old who, along with his father, had recently been detained by immigration authorities in Minnesota and held at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas. In reality, the child in the performance was Lincoln Fox Ramadan, a 5-year-old child actor from Costa Mesa, California, according to his Instagram profile. After Bad Bunny performed his song “NUEVAYoL,” cameras cut to Lincoln watching footage of the artist accepting his Grammy Award for album of the year the previous week. The singer then approached the boy and handed him what appeared to be a Grammy, creating a symbolic moment that quickly circulated online.
Claims soon spread on social media that the child was Liam Conejo Ramos and that Bad Bunny had handed his Grammy to him during the halftime show. However, this claim is false. Lincoln later shared a post describing the experience as “an emotional, unforgettable day being cast as the young Benito, a symbolic moment where the future hands the past a Grammy,” adding that it was a reminder that dreams can come true at any age. His post included photos from the performance and a childhood picture of Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio.Lincoln also used his platform to express support for Liam, writing that he was “sending love to Liam Ramos” and emphasising that everyone deserves peace and love in America. Another post featured a video of his cameo, captioned with gratitude for the opportunity to appear alongside the global music star.Meanwhile, Liam and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, originally from Ecuador, were detained by immigration officers in a Minneapolis suburb on January 20 and taken to a detention facility in Dilley, Texas. They returned to Minneapolis on February 1 after a judge ordered their release. Images of officers surrounding Liam, who was wearing a blue bunny hat and carrying a Spider-Man backpack, sparked public outrage over immigration enforcement actions.Columbia Heights Public Schools confirmed that Liam was not involved in the halftime show. A spokesperson said the child and his family were staying out of the public eye during this period.Lincoln, who is half Egyptian and half Argentine, has also modelled for major retailers. Bad Bunny, a six-time Grammy winner, recently made history when his album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” became the first Spanish-language album to win album of the year.