Trump Media and Technology Group lost $406m in first three months of 2026

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · May 09, 2026 · 351 words · By Edward Helmore

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The parent company of Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform – one of the president’s preferred communications channels – lost nearly $406m in the first three months of the year while generating a little over $870,000 in revenue, according to financial filings.

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Why it matters

The Trump Media and Technology Group’s quarterly report for January to March 2026 showed that while net sales were up 6% year over year, the company took sizable losses related to other investments.

Common ground

The vast bulk of the losses were “non-cash losses including unrealized losses on digital assets, digital assets pledged, and equity securities ($368m), accreted interest ($11.5m), and stock based compensation ($11.8m)”, the company said in a press release.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “TAE Technologies... aims to power artificial intelligence datacenters”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding TAE Technologies' goals for AI datacenters.

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Claim 2: “the company announced plans to establish a “bitcoin treasury””

SINGLE SOURCE

The search results returned irrelevant information about 'Boyfriend' style trousers from Zalando and did not mention a bitcoin treasury for TMTG.

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Claim 3: “The parent company of Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform... lost nearly $406m in the first three months of the year while generating a little over $870,000 in revenue”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent sources (Hindustan Times, a general web search result, and a report on a company earnings report) confirm the net loss of approximately $406 million and revenue of around $870,000 for the first three months of 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — The quarterly report from Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) showed the company had $US870,000 ($A1.2 million) in revenue in the first three months of the year. At the same time it reported a $US…
https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-media-truth-soci…

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web search NEUTRAL — The company showed a loss of $406 million for the first quarter, and stated that the ‘vast bulk’ of loss was because of digital assets. TMTG generated $900,000 in revenue during the first quarter. By …
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/president-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump Media and Technology Group Corp., the parent company for Trump's social media platform Truth Social, reported a $405,900,000 net loss in the first three months of 2026 ... according to a company…
https://www.tmz.com/2026/05/08/trump-media-finances-revealed…

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Claim 4: “Kevin McGurn [is the] interim chief executive officer”

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The search results for 'Kevin McGurn' returned information about a TV series called 'Kevin' and an animated sitcom, but provided no information regarding a person named Kevin McGurn serving as CEO of TMTG.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin is an American adult animated sitcom created by Joe Wengert and Aubrey Plaza. The show depicts Kevin, the titular anthropomorphic cat, adjusting to life on his own following the separation of hi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_(TV_Series)

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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin: Created by Aubrey Plaza, Joe Wengert. With Jason Schwartzman, Amy Sedaris, Aparna Nancherla, Gil Ozeri. A life-long housecat decides that he doesn't want to live with people anymore.
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web search NEUTRAL — From co-creator Aubrey Plaza, KEVIN is a hilarious and heart-warming story about finding where you belong in the world. After the unexpected break-up of his human owners, lovable and neurotic housecat…
https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Season-1/dp/B0GTC54QP2

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Claim 5: “The company was set up after Trump was banned from Twitter – now X – and Facebook in 2021”

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Wikipedia and other news sources (Daily Mail, CNBC) confirm that Trump launched the platform after being banned from Facebook and Twitter in 2021.

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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. President Donald Trump raised the prospect of building a new social media platform after he was banned from Facebook and Twitter in 2021, following the 2021 United States Capitol attack[16] In Ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social

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web search NEUTRAL — The new Trump Media & Technology Group said it will create a rival social network to the current 'liberal media consortium.' Former President Donald Trump will serve as the company chairman.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-10114215/Trump-launch…

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump to remain banned from Facebook for two years …
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/04/facebook-says-donald-trump-t…

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Claim 6: “Nuclear fusion... has yet to produce more energy than it takes to create”

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Claim 7: “the crypto asset’s value has dropped by about a third since then”

CORROBORATED

Multiple sources (Yahoo Finance, a report on bitcoin losing half its value, and a piece on the bitcoin crash) describe a significant drop in bitcoin's value following Trump's presidency/2025 period, with one source specifically mentioning a drop in TMTG's holdings to $1.7 billion.

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web search NEUTRAL — The move caused bitcoin to fall another 5 percent in a single day and decreased Trump Media's holdings to an estimated $1.7 billion, according to Forbes.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/trump-bill…

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web search NEUTRAL — Bitcoin rode a high during Donald Trump 's ascent to the presidency in 2024 and throughout 2025; its price steadily increased as the president made one industry-friendly move after another.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/05/bitcoin-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump got elected promising to usher in a crypto revolution. More than a year later, bitcoin's price has come tumbling down. What happened?
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/07/nx-s1-5704279/trump-crypto-bi…

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Claim 8: “Trump Media announced plans to merge in a $6bn deal with a California nuclear fusion company TAE Technologies”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in the provided search results to support a merger between TMTG and TAE Technologies.

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Claim 9: “Most of the losses stem from $3.5bn in bitcoin buys the company made in 2025”

SINGLE SOURCE

The provided evidence for this claim consists of general biographical information about Donald Trump and does not mention a $3.5 billion bitcoin purchase by TMTG in 2025.

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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.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

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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.
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web search NEUTRAL — Latest news on President Donald Trump, including updates on his executive orders, administrative decisions from his team, news on his court cases and more.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump

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Claim 10: “The vast bulk of the losses were “non-cash losses including unrealized losses on digital assets, digital assets pledged, and equity securities ($368m), accreted interest ($11.5m), and stock based compensation ($11.8m)””

CORROBORATED

The Financial Express and other reports specifically quote the breakdown of non-cash losses: $368.7 million for digital assets/equity, $11.5 million for accreted interest, and $11.8 million for stock-based compensation.

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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump’s social media company reported more than $405 million in first-quarter net losses, the latest in a string of poor financial results (Reuters). The quarterly results are the latest poo…
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic…

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web search NEUTRAL — The losses largely included “non-cash losses including unrealized losses on digital assets, digital assets pledged, and equity securities ($368.7 million), accreted interest ($11.5 million), and stock…
https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/us-news/871k-vs-…

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Claim 11: “The Trump Media and Technology Group’s quarterly report for January to March 2026 showed that while net sales were up 6% year over year”

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While some search results mention Q1 reports, the provided evidence does not explicitly confirm a 6% year-over-year increase in net sales for Q1 2026. One Wikipedia snippet mentions a different net loss figure ($31.7M) and sales ($821k) from a Variety article, which contradicts the specific 6% growth claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — Worldwide. Owner. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG)."Truth Social Parent Trump Media Posts Q1 Net Loss of $31.7 Million on Net Sales of $821,000, Ends Quarter With $759 Million in Cash and Investm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social

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web search NEUTRAL — Washington DC. Saturday, May 9, 2026. Search forThe Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
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