Truth Social
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Website type | Social networking service |
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| Available in | English and Portuguese |
| Founded | October 20, 2021 in Sarasota, Florida |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) |
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| CEO | Kevin McGurn |
| Website | truthsocial |
| Registration | Required |
| Users | Estimated 6.3 million monthly active users (as of January 2025) |
| Launched | February 21, 2022 |
| Current status | Active |
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launch_date. Replace with launched.programming_language. Replace with written_in.url. Replace with website.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 "Twitter clone" that competes with Parler, Gab, Bluesky and Mastodon in trying to provide an alternative to Twitter and Facebook.
The service was launched in February 2022, created in response to Trump's bans from major social networks after the January 6 Capitol attack. It is a self-styled "free-speech" alternative to mainstream platforms, catering primarily to a conservative and pro-Trump user base. Since mid-2022, it has faced financial and regulatory issues. It was unavailable on Google Play because of policies prohibiting content with physical threats and incitement to violence, but approved in October 2022 after agreeing to enforce policies against incitement.
Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC), the special-purpose acquisition company formed to fund Truth Social's parent company TMTG and take it public, disclosed in 2023 that it was refunding investors the $1 billion it had raised for TMTG. A 2023 financial disclosure by DWAC indicated Truth Social had made a cumulative loss of at least $31 million since its inception. In 2024, DWAC shareholders voted to merge with TMTG, with the merged company trading on Nasdaq. In May 2024, TMTG's regulatory filing for the first quarter of 2024 reported $328 million in losses, resulting from taking the company public, and $770,000 in revenue.
As of October 2025, Truth Social placed 38th in YouGov rankings of the most popular social apps and websites. In February 2026, Similarweb ranked the Truth Social website the 24th highest social media network in the United States by traffic.
Estimates in early 2025 suggested 6.3 million monthly active users—small compared with major rivals. Truth Social has faced multiple regulatory and legal investigations, including scrutiny from the SEC and DOJ over financial disclosures and accounting practices. The platform has drawn criticism for content moderation inconsistencies, misinformation, and its role in Trump’s political and media ecosystem.