Trump Media charging for early access to president’s posts slammed as ‘blatantly corrupt,’ lawsuit says

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 12, 2026 · 578 words · By Associated Press

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Trump Media charging for early access to president’s posts slammed as ‘blatantly corrupt,’ lawsuit says See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google President Donald Trump was sued in federal court Wednesday to stop him from making money off a new, paid service at his Truth Social company offering early, exclusive access to his posts on U.S.

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The lawsuit alleges that Trump’s deal to post first on his own company’s site about U.S.

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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: “Trump’s digital finance company, World Liberty Financial, got a $500 million investment from a company tied to the government of the United Arab Emirates”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim about a $500 million investment from the UAE.

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Claim 2: “the publicly traded Trump Media loses hundreds of millions of dollars each quarter”

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Multiple sources report quarterly losses of hundreds of millions of dollars, specifically citing a $406 million loss in one quarter and a $238 million loss in another.

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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.nine.com.au/world-news/usa/donald-trump-media-tr…

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web search NEUTRAL — According to CNBC, Trump Media & Technology Group reported a net loss of more than $238 million in its fiscal second quarter on revenue of less than $2 million. The company said the loss was driven ma…
https://www.binance.bh/en/square/post/08-10-2026-trump-media…

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump Media's quarterly loss widens to $238 million from $20 million a year earlier.Trump Media & Technology Group reported a net loss of more than $238 million in its fiscal second quarter on revenue…
https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/djt/

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Claim 3: “Freedom of the Press Foundation, a plaintiff in the case along with news outlet The Intercept.”

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The claim is corroborated by a cross-reference from CNBC and a web search result explicitly naming Freedom of the Press Foundation and The Intercept as the plaintiffs.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) is an American non-profit organization founded in 2012 to fund and support free speech and freedom of the press. The organization originally managed crowd-funding…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_the_Press_Foundatio…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — SecureDrop is a free software platform for secure communication between journalists and sources (whistleblowers). It was originally designed and developed by Aaron Swartz and Kevin Poulsen under the n…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SecureDrop

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Intercept is an American left-wing and progressive nonprofit news organization that publishes articles and podcasts online. The Intercept has published in English since its founding in 2014, and i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Intercept

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Claim 4: “the new paid service, called Truth API”

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Multiple sources explicitly name the paid early-access service as 'Truth API'.

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web search NEUTRAL — On an earnings call on Monday, Trump Media interim Chief Executive Kevin McGurn said Truth API enabled subscribers to get news "fractionally faster" than others. Trump is largest shareholder.
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-sued-over-offers-pai…

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web search NEUTRAL — The service at issue, called Truth API, was announced by Trump Media on July 16 and launched August 1. It delivers posts from Truth Social's ten most-followed accounts — including Trump's @realDonaldT…
https://qz.com/intercept-freedom-press-foundation-sue-trump-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The service, called Truth API, charges up to $100,000 a month. It gives paying customers faster access to posts from Trump and other senior US officials, including Vice President JD Vance and White Ho…
https://scrolla.africa/trump-watch-trump-sued-over-paid-earl…

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Claim 5: “its stock has dropped below $10 from $62 shortly after going public two years ago.”

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While the evidence confirms Trump Media is a public company, the provided search results do not contain specific stock price data showing a drop from $62 to below $10.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5, 2024. The Republican ticket of former president Donald Trump and Ohio junior senator JD Vance defeated the Democratic ticket of inc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidentia…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, serving as the 45th president of the United States, was impeached for the second time on January 13, 2021, one week before his term expired. On that date, the House of Representatives ad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_impeachment_of_Donald_T…

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wikipedia 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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Claim 6: “President Donald Trump was sued in federal court Wednesday to stop him from making money off a new, paid service at his Truth Social company offering early, exclusive access to his posts on U.S. policy.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Donald Trump was sued in federal court regarding a paid early-access service for his posts on Truth Social.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There has been significant academic and political debate about whether Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, can be considered a fascist according to consensus definitions of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_fascism

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims.
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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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Claim 7: “the president filed a required annual financial disclosure report that showed he took in more than a $1 billion last year from new crypto businesses that his administration regulates.”

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The provided evidence consists of general biographical information about Donald Trump and does not mention a financial disclosure report regarding $1 billion from crypto businesses.

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946 [1][2]) is an American politician, businessman, and television personality who has been the 47th president of the United States since 2025.
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, a Republican originally from New York, who moved his principal residency to Florida in 2019, was elected president of the United States in 2016. He was inaugurated on January 20, 2017, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Donald_Trump_p…

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Claim 8: “sold hundreds of millions of dollars worth of special souvenir Trump meme coins to his fans and possible federal favor seekers”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the sale of Trump meme coins by World Liberty Financial.

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Claim 9: “Trump Media & Technology, rolled out a new subscription service earlier this month charging Wall Street firms as much as $100,000 a month to get his posts faster so they can trade off them.”

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Multiple sources confirm the existence of a subscription service (Truth API) charging up to $100,000 a month for faster access to posts from Trump and other officials.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 65 Bay Street is a 50-story apartment tower, originally named Trump Bay Street after Donald Trump and located at 65 Bay Street in Jersey City, New Jersey. It is located adjacent to the Trump Plaza apa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Bay_Street

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Trump account, also known as a 530A account, is a stock market index investment account in the United States established for a U.S. citizen child. Trump accounts were initially authorized in law by …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_account

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Claim 10: “Trump’s deal giving exclusive Truth Social access to his posts for six hours before being distributed elsewhere”

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Multiple independent sources, including references to SEC filings and The New York Times, confirm the six-hour exclusivity window for posts on Truth Social.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's use of social media attracted attention worldwide since he joined Twitter in March 2009. Over nearly twelve years, Trump tweeted around 57,000 times, including about 8,000 times during …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_use_by_Donald_Tru…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Truth Social is an American alt-tech social media platform owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), an American company majority-owned by US president Donald Trump. It has been called a "Twitte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social

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Claim 11: “the lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York names his deputy chief of staff Daniel Scavino and his executive assistant Natalie J. Harp as defendants.”

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