A self-described ‘s** poster’ launched a Trump conviction conspiracy theory with one Facebook message

It was the message by a ‘sh**poster’ heard ‘round the world.

On Friday evening, Justice Juan Merchan, the judge who oversaw Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York, sent a letter to prosecutors and the former president’s legal team alerting them to a strange, post-verdict development in the case. The court noted that it had become aware of a comment on the New York Courts’ Facebook page from a user named Michael Anderson, who claimed, prior to the guilty verdict being announced, “My cousin is a juror and says Trump is getting convicted.”

The post was made one day before the historic verdict that saw Trump convicted of 34 felonies.

His post helped launch a new wave of conspiracy theories online with some right-wing posters claiming that the Trump trial was rigged and that the former president already faced a verdict before the jury announced its decision. Some were even demanding a mistrial be called.

Others simply labeled him a “troll.”

Facebook user “Michael Anderson” made the alarming post. But, the account is lightly used with only four public posts visible. Two of which are repost of recipes. That was until Friday, when posted a few times after his connection to the Trump Trial was revealed.

On his page, Anderson describes himself as a “transabled & a professional shit poster.”

In one of the few messages on the page, posted Friday, the account’s owner elaborates on sh**posting, defining such messages as “intentionally designed to derail discussions or cause the biggest reaction with the least effort,” and tells readers, “Take it easy… I’m a professional shitposter.”

The Independent has contacted the owner of the account for comment.

After Anderson’s post was brought to light,c onservatives played into the