Overview
- AFP on Oct. 28 reported there is no record of the supposed Truth Social message and noted Community Notes tracing the image to a meme account.
- A White House statement on Oct. 25 praised the Dodgers and Blue Jays and wished both teams well, contradicting claims of a planned snub.
- Independent reviews by Snopes, USA TODAY, Gizmodo and Newsweek found no evidence in live or archived feeds and flagged telltale fabrications such as the odd "ballroom" reference.
- Author Stephen King reposted the claim on X, drawing heavy engagement before corrections and community notes labeled the screenshot as fake.
- The hoax spread as users reacted to an Ontario government ad about tariffs and to Trump’s announcement of an additional 10% tariff on Canadian goods.