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Trump touted Palantir on Truth Social after buying the company's stock, records show

Cnbc · 🇮🇷 public Iran · · 562 words · By Samantha Subin
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President Donald Trump scooped up shares of artificial intelligence software maker Palantir weeks before he famously lauded the stock, with its ticker symbol, on his social media platform Truth Social, according to records released this week by the U.S.

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What happened

President Donald Trump scooped up shares of artificial intelligence software maker Palantir weeks before he famously lauded the stock, with its ticker symbol, on his social media platform Truth Social, according to records released this week by the U.S.

Why it matters

The records show thousands of transactions during the first quarter totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, with each trade listed as a price range.

Common ground

During the first three months of the year, Trump purchased between $247,008 and $630,000 worth of stock in the now Miami-based AI company, the documents show.

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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.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/15/trump-palantir-stock-truth-social.html

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “During the first three months of the year, Trump purchased between $247,008 and $630,000 worth of stock in the now Miami-based AI company, the documents show.”
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The Straits Times and other search results mention stock purchases in the first quarter of 2026, with specific figures like $630,000 appearing in the context of these disclosures.
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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 — US President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures show that he made a slew of stock and bond purchases with major American companies in the first quarter of 2026 totalling in the tens of millio…
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/trump-bough…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump previously purchased between $500,000 and $1 million worth of Nvidia stock on January 6, after clearing the sale of Nvidia’s H200 chips, the company’s second-most powerful AI chip, to China. A w…
https://newrepublic.com/post/210519/doj-thinks-anyone-oppose…
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Claim 2: “That month, he scooped up between $1 million and $5 million worth of ServiceNow, Workday, Oracle and Microsoft during the software selloff earlier this year.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 3: “The company's tools have reportedly been used to identify targets in Iran.”
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Web search results explicitly state that the U.S. military uses Palantir's Maven Smart System for targeting in the Middle East, which includes identifying targets in Iran.
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web search NEUTRAL — Palantir Technologies Inc. (/ ˈpælənˌtɪər /) [3] is an American publicly traded company that develops data integration and analytics platforms. [4] Headquartered in Miami, Florida, it was founded in 2…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 11, 2025 · Palantir is often called a data broker, a data miner, or a giant database of personal information. In reality, it’s none of these—but even former employees struggle to explain it.
https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-what-the-company-does/
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 22, 2026 · Palantir is a data analysis software company known as a military intelligence tool. As the company branches out in corporate America, we take a closer look at its technology.
https://builtin.com/articles/what-is-palantir
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Claim 4: “In February, the president bought between $1 million and $5 million worth of AI chipmaker Nvidia.”
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Claim 5: “Records also show the president bought upwards of $1 million worth of Amazon, Apple and Broadcom.”
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Claim 6: “The following month, Trump praised Palantir on Truth Social as shares suffered their worst week in over a year.”
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Multiple sources (Dailymotion, New Republic, and other web results) explicitly state that Trump praised Palantir on Truth Social during a week when the stock experienced its worst drop in over a year.
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump praised Palantir on Truth Social as the stock dropped 14% — its worst week in a year. The U.S. military uses Palantir's Maven Smart System for targeting in the Middle East.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa5fcr8
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump praises Palantir as stock has worst week in over a year and Iran conflict drags on.Trump becomes first president to endorse a stock by ticker symbol, name-dropping Palantir on Truth Social and r…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — After the president praised the firm on Truth Social, its stock price shot up.“Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has proven to have great war fighting capabilities and equipment,” the president wrote on Tr…
https://newrepublic.com/post/208946/trump-praise-palantir-tr…
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Claim 7: “About a week later, the company expanded its AI deal with Meta Platforms.”
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Claim 8: “The OGE records released this week show that Trump has been active in the stock market during the early months of 2026.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 9: “Last year, Palantir sponsored Trump's military parade held in June for the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding Palantir sponsoring a military parade in June for the Army's 250th anniversary.
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Claim 10: “In March alone, Trump made at least seven purchases of Palantir totalling as much as $530,000.”
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Web search results specifically mention that in March, Trump purchased between $200,000 and $500,000 in Palantir stock, aligning with the claim of multiple purchases totaling up to $530,000.
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump 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 45th president from 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — In March, Trump purchased between $200,000 and $500,000 in Palantir stock. Last month, Trump made a public call for people to buy stock in Palantir—including the stock’s ticker symbol in his social me…
https://newrepublic.com/post/210519/doj-thinks-anyone-oppose…
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web search NEUTRAL — Wisconsin’s Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss her reelection campaign and the attacks against her from Trump and h...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bnnAFMkDJU
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Claim 11: “The records show thousands of transactions during the first quarter totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, with each trade listed as a price range.”
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While evidence confirms OGE disclosures exist and show stock purchases, the specific detail about 'thousands of transactions totaling hundreds of millions' is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Vincent Ogé (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃sɑ̃ ɔʒe]; c. 1757 – 6 February 1791) was a Saint-Domingan [1] merchant, military officer and revolutionary who had a leading role in a failed uprising against Fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Ogé
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web search NEUTRAL — Confidential Financial Disclosure Guide OGE maintains a guide to assist filers and reviewers of confidential financial disclosure reports.
https://www.oge.gov/
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest OGE Energy Corp. (OGE) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/OGE/?fr=sycsrp_catchall
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Claim 12: “President Donald Trump scooped up shares of artificial intelligence software maker Palantir weeks before he famously lauded the stock, with its ticker symbol, on his social media platform Truth Social, according to records released this week by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Donald Trump praised Palantir on Truth Social (including the ticker symbol) after purchasing shares, as revealed in OGE disclosures.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent ( BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American businessman, financial analyst, and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bessent
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is an independent agency within the executive branch of the U.S. federal government which is responsible for directing executive branch policies rel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Office_of_Govern…
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Claim 13: “That included selling as much as $5 million worth of Palantir on Feb. 10.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 14: “CEO Alex Karp, a vocal proponent of the U.S. military, has backed the new administration, despite previous contributions to President Joe Biden's campaign”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding Alex Karp's specific backing of the administration or previous contributions to Joe Biden.
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Claim 15: “White House spokesman David Ingle said the president's assets are in a trust managed by his children”
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Two separate web search results confirm that the White House (via spokesman Davis/David Ingle) maintains that Trump's assets are managed in a trust overseen by his children.
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web search NEUTRAL — The White House maintains that Trump’s assets are managed in a trust overseen by his children and that he has no role in operations.
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/wealth/crypto-alternative-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — White House spokesman Davis Ingle defended the project, stating that President Trump is dedicated to enhancing the White House without taxpayer expense and that the upgrades are intended to benefit fu…
https://headlinereporter.com/2026/05/melania-rejects-trumps-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Instead, Donald Trump is listed as a trustee, president, chairman, or member...
https://www.investopedia.com/updates/donald-trump-companies/
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Claim 16: “Several transactions were denoted as "unsolicited," indicating that the move wasn't done by recommendation of a broker or financial advisor.”
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While OGE forms are mentioned, the specific detail that transactions were denoted as 'unsolicited' is not found in the provided evidence snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Investing.com -- President Donald Trump’s latest OGE Form 278-T disclosure reveals a significant paring of his larger technology holdings during the first quarter of 2026.
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-revamps-stock-portfo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Instead, Donald Trump is listed as a trustee, president, chairman...
https://www.investopedia.com/updates/donald-trump-companies/
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web search NEUTRAL — The rise of Donald Trump, Explained.Go to https://nordvpn.com/johnnyharris to get a 2-year plan plus 4 additional months with a huge discount.
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