Parent company of Trump’s Truth Social site reports $400m loss this year

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · May 09, 2026 · 549 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

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Parent company of Trump’s Truth Social site reports $400m loss this year Losses driven largely by depreciation of cryptocurrency assets as prices of digital currencies tumble.

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What happened

Parent company of Trump’s Truth Social site reports $400m loss this year Losses driven largely by depreciation of cryptocurrency assets as prices of digital currencies tumble.

Why it matters

The parent company of Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, has reported a loss of more than $400m in the first quarter of 2026, driven largely by the slumping value of cryptocurrency assets.

Common ground

A March 31 company filing shows that Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) reported revenue of about $870,000 for the first three months of the year, with a six percent rise in net sales.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The US president... controls about 41 percent of the company’s shares, via a trust”

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The provided evidence mentions TMTG is 'majority-owned by the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust', but does not specify the exact percentage of 41%.

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

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web search NEUTRAL — Official Website of the City of Donald City Hall: 10710 Main St. NE ~ PO Box 388, Donald, OR 97020 Phone: 503-678-5543 Fax: 503-678-2750 City Hall Hours: Monday - Thursday: 8:00am - 4:00pm, Closed for…
https://www.donaldoregon.gov/

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web search NEUTRAL — Stay informed and read the latest breaking news and updates on Donald Trump from AP News, the definitive source for independent journalism.
https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump

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Claim 2: “re-post an article from January detailing an FBI raid on an election centre in Georgia”

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Claim 3: “he used the platform to claim public support for the US-Israeli war with Iran”

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Claim 4: “he used the site to announce a three-day pause in fighting amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine”

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Claim 5: “touting his administration’s move to declassify government documents related to unidentified flying objects (UFOs)”

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Claim 6: “Trump launched Truth Social after he was banned by most major social media platforms following his 2020 election loss to US President Joe Biden and the resulting riot by his supporters at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia/AP news bios of Donald Trump and does not specifically detail the timeline or reasons for the launch of Truth Social in the provided snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Stay informed and read the latest breaking news and updates on Donald Trump from AP News, the definitive source for independent journalism.
https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump

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Claim 7: “with a six percent rise in net sales”

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While financial losses and revenue are mentioned, the provided evidence does not mention a 'six percent rise in net sales'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (TMTG) is an American media and technology company headquartered in Sarasota, Florida. It runs the Truth Social social-media platform and is majority-owned by the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Media_&_Technology_Group

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web search NEUTRAL — 20 hours ago · Trump Media and Technology Group, operator of the social media platform Truth Social, reported a massive net loss for the first three months of 2026 -- and less than $1 million in total…
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/trump-media-truth-soci…

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web search NEUTRAL — At Trump Media, our mission is to end Big Tech’s assault on free speech by opening up the Internet and giving people their voices back. We’re achieving our mission through our social media platform Tr…
https://tmtgcorp.com/

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Claim 8: “The company stated last year that it had raised $2.5bn to invest in cryptocurrencies”

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The evidence mentions a $6 billion merger with TAE Technologies, but does not mention raising $2.5 billion specifically for cryptocurrency investments.

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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 18, 2025 · Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) on Thursday announced a $6 billion merger agreement with nuclear fusion company TAE Technologies, forming a partnership between President Donald Tr…
https://abcnews.com/Business/trump-media-announces-6-billion…

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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 18, 2025 · Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. shares jumped sharply on Thursday after the company announced a $6 billion all-stock merger with TAE Technologies, a fusion power company. The stock…
https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/us-news/why-is-t…

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Claim 9: “The parent company of Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, has reported a loss of more than $400m in the first quarter of 2026”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent web search results confirm TMTG reported a net loss of over $400 million (specifically $406 million or $405.9 million) for Q1 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Its parent company, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), reported a net loss of over $400 million in the first quarter of this year.This led the company to report a loss of $406 million for Q1 2026 …
https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/business/trump-s-truth-soc…

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump suffers devastating $400 million loss.Trump Media & Technology Group announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2026. Yesterday. Save for later.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) reported revenue of less than $1 million for the three months ending March 31, according to a company filing.
https://english.alarabiya.net/business/technology/2026/05/09…

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Claim 10: “A March 31 company filing shows that Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) reported revenue of about $870,000 for the first three months of the year”

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Multiple sources confirm revenue was less than $1 million, with one source specifying $871,000 for the first three months of 2026.

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Claim 11: “TMTG is pursuing a merger with the US company TAE Technologies, which is focused on the development of nuclear fusion technology”

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Multiple sources confirm TMTG announced a $6 billion merger agreement with TAE Technologies, a nuclear fusion company, in December 2025.

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Claim 12: “TMTG’s Interim chief executive officer Kevin McGurn”

CORROBORATED

Multiple sources confirm Kevin McGurn was named interim CEO of TMTG, succeeding Devin Nunes, with one source specifying the announcement date as April 21, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) has named longtime media executive Kevin McGurn as its new interim CEO, appointing him to stabilize Truth Social after heavy losses, a stock collapse and an ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/who-is-kevin-mcgur…

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web search NEUTRAL — McGurn, who has served as an advisor to Trump Media since December 2024, will succeed current CEO Devin Nunes, and will lead the Company's strategic initiatives across social media, streaming ...
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/trump-media-…

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web search NEUTRAL — On April 21, 2026, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) announced that Kevin McGurn will take over as the company's interim CEO. He succeeds Devin Nunes, the former U.S. congressman who led the paren…
https://www.mirrorreview.com/news/kevin-mcgurn/

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Claim 13: “The price of Bitcoin dropped from $126,000 in October to $70,000 in March, before rising slightly to about $80,000”

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The provided evidence for Bitcoin is general descriptive text about how Bitcoin works and does not contain the specific price points for October and March mentioned in the claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — Bitcoin works through the collaboration of computers, each of which acts as a node in the peer-to-peer bitcoin network. Each node maintains an independent copy of a public distributed ledger of transa…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin

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web search NEUTRAL — Bitcoin is a groundbreaking digital payment system that lets people send money directly to each other without needing banks or middlemen. Think of it like digital cash that works over the internet, bu…
https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin/

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web search NEUTRAL — Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority or banks; managing transactions and the issuing of bitcoins is carried out collectively by the network. Bitcoin is open-source…
https://bitcoin.org/

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Claim 14: “nuclear fusion... continues to require more energy than it produces”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the energy input/output ratio of nuclear fusion.

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