Stephen King’s latest attack on President Donald Trump took a humiliating turn after the famous horror novelist was caught sharing a fake post about the commander-in-chief and baseball’s biggest stage.
The 78-year-old author, known for his nauseatingly incessant liberal commentary, spouted off on X Sunday night after reading a supposed statement from Trump claiming he would not invite the World Series champions to the White House.
“Trump says he won’t invite either team playing in the World Series to the White House,” King wrote.
“He can’t rise above his petty political concerns even for the great American game. If anything shows what a louse he is, that’s it.”
Trump says he won't invite either team playing in the World Series to the White House. He can't rise above his petty political concerns even for the great American game. If anything shows what a louse he is, that's it.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 26, 2025
But within minutes, users flooded the comments section to inform the aging author that the alleged Trump post wasn’t real and he had once again been fooled by fake news.
King had apparently been duped by a viral parody account that mocked the rivalry between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays as the World Series kicked off.
The fabricated message that fooled him read, “WE WILL BE INVESTIGATING THE UN AMERICAN BLUE JAYS WHO ARE ATTEMPTING TO STEAL OUR BELOVED WORLD SERIES. THEY WILL DEFINITELY NOT BE INVITED TO THE WHITE HOUSE.”
My UCP government will no longer be supporting the @BlueJays in the #WorldSeries
We encourage all Albertans to turn their backs on the Blue Jays as the World Series is rigged just like the US Elections were in 2020 causing Trump to lose. #abpoli #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/hCaeu4lx9f
— Danielle Smith (Parody) (@ABDanielSmith) October 27, 2025
While King took aim at Trump, the real president was issuing a far more measured message about the championship series.
The White House released a statement Saturday applauding both teams as “exceptional” and commending their “talent and determination.”
“They remind us why baseball brings friends and neighbors together. Melania and I send our best wishes to the players, coaches, and fans for a fun and safe series,” the statement added.
“May the best team win, and may God bless our national pastime and the United States of America.”
This was not the first time King has been caught spreading misinformation online.
Just last month, he issued a public apology after falsely accusing conservative activist Charlie Kirk of endorsing violence against the LGBTQ community.
The tweet, viewed more than 13 million times before being deleted, accused Kirk of having “advocated stoning gays to death.”
After widespread outrage, King admitted he had “read something on Twitter without fact checking” and pledged that it “would not happen again.”
In a non-apology follow-up message, King wrote, “I apologize for saying Charlie Kirk advocated stoning gays. What he actually demonstrated was how some people cherry-pick Biblical passages.”
Author Stephen King issues an apology after falsely claiming Charlie Kirk “advocated stoning” gay people.
“I apologize for saying Charlie Kirk advocated stoning gays. What he actually demonstrated was how some people cherry-pick Biblical passages.”
In his initial post the… pic.twitter.com/a31HyUN51J
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) September 12, 2025
As King’s credibility took another hit, tensions were simultaneously rising between the United States and Canada over a controversial ad campaign linked to the World Series.
The dispute began when the province of Ontario funded a $75 million anti-tariff media blitz that aired during the playoffs and the first two World Series games.
The advertisement featured a doctored clip of former President Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs, which drew immediate condemnation from President Trump and the Reagan Foundation.
It’s official: Ontario’s new advertising campaign in the U.S. has launched.
Using every tool we have, we’ll never stop making the case against American tariffs on Canada. The way to prosperity is by working together.
Watch our new ad. pic.twitter.com/SgIVC1cqMJ
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) October 16, 2025
According to Trump, the ad amounted to foreign interference in U.S. policy.
“They only did this to interfere with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, and other courts,” he wrote on Truth Social.
“TARIFFS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ECONOMY, OF THE U.S.A. Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED.”
The fake Reagan ad, reportedly produced without authorization, infuriated both the White House and Reagan’s estate.
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute confirmed it was looking at legal avenues in response to what it described as the use of Reagan’s 1987 speech.
“CANADA CHEATED AND GOT CAUGHT” pic.twitter.com/bmer5hwnh2
— Red Line News (@RedLineNewsUSA) October 24, 2025
Trump accused Ontario of acting “fraudulently,” writing, “The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement…The ad was for $75,000,000.”
Trump continued his criticism the next day, declaring, “CANADA CHEATED AND GOT CAUGHT!!!” and alleging the ad was part of an effort to “illegally influence the United States Supreme Court.”
Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, initially defended the campaign as an effort to “start a conversation” about tariffs and economic policy.
“Our intention was always to initiate a conversation about the kind of economy that Americans want to build and the impact of tariffs on workers and businesses,” Ford wrote on X.
Our intention was always to initiate a conversation about the kind of economy that Americans want to build and the impact of tariffs on workers and businesses. We've achieved our goal, having reached U.S. audiences at the highest levels. I've directed my team to keep putting our…
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) October 24, 2025
After Trump’s initial threat, he agreed to pull the ad after the weekend, calling the pause an opportunity to “protect Ontario — our workers, businesses, families and communities.”
“We’ve achieved our goal, having reached U.S. audiences at the highest levels. Canada and the U.S. are neighbors, friends and allies,” Ford wrote.
“Let’s work together to build Fortress Am-Can and make our two countries stronger, more prosperous and more secure.”
President Trump was far less forgiving. Posting aboard Air Force One, he wrote, “Their Advertisement was to be taken down, IMMEDIATELY, but they let it run last night during the World Series, knowing that it was a FRAUD.”
Trump just slapped tariffs on Canada by +10% because of their manipulative ad that used RONALD REAGAN to oppose Trump’s tariffs.
Their Advertisement was to be taken down IMMEDIATELY but they let it run last night during the World Series knowing that it was a FRAUD. FAFO CANADA🔥 pic.twitter.com/UTiVFdlYYo— BJORN LANE (@BJORN987654321) October 25, 2025
“Because of their serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act, I am increasing the Tariff on Canada by 10 percent over and above what they are paying now,” he continued.