The story tweeted by the president early Friday morning was published by The Babylon Bee.
President Donald Trump on Friday shared a story from a known news satire website seemingly in earnest, using the fake report to blast Twitter’s handling of dubious allegations against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
The story tweeted by the president early Friday morning was published by The Babylon Bee — which bills itself online as “the world’s best satire site” — and stated that Twitter had “shut down its entire social network” Thursday to stop the spread of negative news about Biden.
Trump appeared to take the report seriously when he tweeted it from his own account, writing: “Wow, this has never been done in history. This includes his really bad interview last night. Why is Twitter doing this. Bringing more attention to Sleepy Joe & Big T.”
Trump issued his tweet shortly after 6 a.m. Eastern Time, just hours after both he and Biden participated in dueling town hall events conducted live on separate networks.
The president’s message comes amid an effort by Twitter and other social media platforms to prevent the sharing of a controversial New York Post report about Biden and his son Hunter that has drawn widespread skepticism for potentially being fueled by Russian disinformation.
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President Donald Trump on Friday shared a story from a known news satire website seemingly in earnest, using the fake report to blast Twitter’s handling of dubious allegations against Joe Biden https://t.co/mtEGpy72Al
— POLITICO (@politico) October 16, 2020
I thought you guys would get there someday. Never thought it would be this soon. https://t.co/7pLNONNqA0
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) October 16, 2020
Aside from the obvious dunking opportunities, I like the “never been done in history” line. Twitter was founded 14 years ago. Does he think Twitter allowed critical stories on Alf Landon? https://t.co/2vR15phm7i
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) October 16, 2020
oh my God he thought this was real https://t.co/8RJjUe7tZn
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) October 16, 2020
If a satirical website can dupe the president, imagine what foreign intelligence agencies do to him.
— Windsor Mann (@WindsorMann) October 16, 2020
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