Trump family got about $500M from crypto venture — but investors saw steep losses | Flipboard

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Trump family got about $500M from crypto venture — but investors saw steep losses Back in August, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.

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Claims checked 4

Techniques found 1

Topics 4

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Trump family got about $500M from crypto venture — but investors saw steep losses Back in August, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Trump family got about $500M from crypto venture.

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Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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Claim 1: “Trump family got about $500M from crypto venture”

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Multiple independent web search results report that the Trump family secured a $500M cryptocurrency deal, specifically mentioning UAE royals and the venture World Liberty Financial.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — $Trump (stylized in all caps) is a meme coin cryptocurrency associated with United States president Donald Trump, hosted on the Solana blockchain. One billion coins were created; 800 million remain ow…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$Trump

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wikipedia 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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Trump family is a prominent wealthy American family. The best-known member is patriarch Donald Trump, the 45th and current 47th president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present). The Trump…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_family

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Claim 2: “President Trump asked Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., why he wasn’t doing more to probe the alleged connection between vaccines and autism”

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Multiple independent web search results explicitly state that President Trump asked HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. why he wasn't doing more to probe the connection between vaccines and autism during a May lunch.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Executive Order 14176, titled "Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.", is an e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_14176

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954), also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, conspiracy theorist, and anti-vaccine activist serving …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his campaign for the 2024 United States presidential election on April 19, 2023. An environmental lawyer, writer, and member of the Kennedy family, he is known for advo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr._2024_pre…

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Claim 3: “Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. ... showed up at the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York to celebrate a new business”

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The provided evidence contains general Wikipedia biographies of Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., but no mention of an appearance at the Nasdaq stock exchange to celebrate a new business.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump Jr. (born December 31, 1977), often nicknamed Don Jr., is an American businessman and political activist. He is the eldest child of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_Jr.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eric Frederick Trump (born January 6, 1984) is an American businessman, political activist, and former reality television presenter. He is the third child and second son of U.S. president Donald Trump…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Trump

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trumpism is the political ideology behind Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, and his political base. It is often used in close conjunction with the Make America Great Agai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpism

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Claim 4: “At a May lunch at the president’s golf course in northern Virginia”

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Three separate web search results confirm that a lunch took place in May at the president's golf course in northern Virginia involving Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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