Trump Media's new paid data service goes live, giving clients faster access to Trump’s posts

Cnbc · 🇮🇷 public Iran · Aug 01, 2026 · 262 words · By CJ Haddad

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What to know about Political Ethics and Regulation

Trump Media and Technology Group's new paid data service launched on Aug.

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What happened

Trump Media and Technology Group's new paid data service launched on Aug.

Why it matters

1, providing faster access to Truth Social posts from President Donald Trump and other top accounts on the platform.

Common ground

"Truth API," the new application programming interface, is designed to give firms "a direct, licensed, real-time feed of the platform's most market-moving Truths," interim CEO Kevin McGurn said in a release announcing the launch.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that As of Saturday, the account has 13 million followers?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “As of Saturday, the account has 13 million followers.”

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Only The Guardian mentions that the account had 13 million followers as of Saturday. Other sources discuss different platforms (TikTok, Twitter) or do not provide a specific follower count for Truth Social.

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Claim 2: “Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff of California and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts took aim at the new service, urging the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday to investigate whether the company is violating the law.”

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Multiple sources (Newsmax, Forex Factory, and other web results) confirm that Senators Adam Schiff and Elizabeth Warren urged the SEC to investigate the new data service.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William John Pulte (born May 28, 1988) is an American businessman who has served as the acting director of national intelligence since June 2026. Pulte has additionally served as the director of the F…
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Claim 3: “Trump's family is also the largest shareholder in Trump Media, the public company that operates Truth Social.”

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NPR reports that Trump is the largest shareholder through a trust, and Wikipedia confirms TMTG is majority-owned by the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States took place on Monday, January 20, 2025. Due to freezing temperatures and high winds, it was held inside the U.S. Capitol ro…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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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 …
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Claim 4: “they wrote in a letter to SEC chair Paul Atkins dated Tuesday.”

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Newsmax and other reports explicitly state that the senators sent a letter on Tuesday to SEC Chair Paul Atkins.

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web search NEUTRAL — From cnbc.com. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether Trump Media & Technology Group is violating the law by selling faster acc…
https://www.forexfactory.com/news/1410776-warren-schiff-urge…

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web search NEUTRAL — Senators Warren and Schiff are urging the SEC to investigate Trump Media's paid post feed. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff called the service an "outrageous abuse" of the presidency that cou…
https://qz.com/warren-schiff-sec-trump-media-truth-social-ap…

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web search NEUTRAL — In a letter Tuesday to SEC Chair Paul Atkins, the Democratic lawmakers argued that the company's new Truth API service could provide Wall Street firms and wealthy investors with an unfair trading adva…
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/elizabeth-warren-adam-schif…

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Claim 5: “Trump Media and Technology Group's new paid data service launched on Aug. 1”

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Multiple independent sources (CNBC, anews, and another web search result) confirm that Trump Media and Technology Group launched the paid Truth API data service on August 1.

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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's use of social media attracted worldwide attention since he joined Twitter (now X) in March 2009. Over nearly twelve years, Trump tweeted around 57,000 times, including about 8,000 times…
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Claim 6: “The SEC declined to comment on the letter to CNBC.”

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TradingView News and another web search result both confirm that the SEC declined to comment to CNBC regarding the letter.

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web search NEUTRAL — According to a CNBC report, Trump Media has not yet responded to requests for comment on the letter while the SEC declined to comment. Warren, Schiff Question SEC On Protection Of Retail Investors. Th…
https://www.tradingview.com/news/stocktwits:e2bae1532094b:0-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Senators Warren and Schiff are urging the SEC to investigate Trump Media's paid post feed.
https://qz.com/warren-schiff-sec-trump-media-truth-social-ap…

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web search NEUTRAL — The SEC declined to comment on the letter from Warren, the Senate Banking Committee's ranking member from Massachusetts, and California's Schiff, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
https://netzender.com/warren-schiff-urge-sec-to-probe-trump-…

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Claim 7: “"Truth API," the new application programming interface, is designed to give firms "a direct, licensed, real-time feed of the platform's most market-moving Truths," interim CEO Kevin McGurn said in a release announcing the launch.”

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The specific quote and the description of the Truth API as a 'direct, licensed, real-time feed of the platform's most market-moving Truths' are attributed to interim CEO Kevin McGurn in reports from CBS News, KuCoin, and Newsmax.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin McGurn stated that the API delivers direct, licensed data on market-influential posts. Senators Schiff and Warren have requested the SEC to investigate potential violations involving on-chain da…
https://www.kucoin.com/news/flash/trump-media-launches-truth…

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web search NEUTRAL — "Truth API delivers a direct, licensed, real-time feed of the platform's most market-moving Truths while advancing our strategy to monetize proprietary assets through a high-margin, recurring revenue …
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/truth-api-trump-media/

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Claim 8: “the president's @realDonaldTrump account is the largest on Truth Social by far”

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The Guardian and a report citing SEO.ai both state that the @realDonaldTrump account is the largest on the Truth Social platform.

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web search NEUTRAL — Truth Social, where Trump’s account is by far the largest, to offer users early access for up to $100,000 per month.Although the announcement does not specifically mention Trump, his @realDonaldTrump …
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/01/trump-truth-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Truth Social is America's "Big Tent" social media platform that encourages an open, free, and honest global conversation without discriminating on the basis of political ideology.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump

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web search NEUTRAL — Truth API will now offer immediate and verified access to those updates. While the statement did not mention president Trump, the @realDonaldTrump handle is reportedly the largest account on the platf…
https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/djt-stoc…

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