26 Facts About Truth Social

From mid-2022, Truth Social was reported to be facing financial and regulatory issues.

The Truth Social app was originally not available on Google Play because of violations of Google policies prohibiting content with physical threats and incitement to violence, but was approved for Google Play in October 2022 after agreeing to enforce policies against incitement.

In October 2021, TMTG published a document outlining the Truth Social platform, citing a poll saying one-third of the US population polled had stated they would use a social media platform endorsed by Trump.

Gettr CEO Jason Miller, a former Trump advisor, praised Truth Social and said the platform will cause Facebook and Twitter to "lose even more market share".

The New York Times expressed skepticism about whether Truth Social would be able to compete effectively against rival services.

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Truth Social was reported to have about 40 employees in March 2022.

Truth Social is modeled heavily after Twitter; users are able to make posts and share other users' posts.

The Truth Social platform uses a custom version of the free and open-source social network hosting software Mastodon as its backend, which omits several features, including polls and post visibility options.

On October 21,2021, the Software Freedom Conservancy group stated they suspected Truth Social had violated Mastodon's AGPLv3 license by not offering its source code to all users.

Truth Social service was originally hosted on RightForge, a company aimed at providing internet hosting for conservative causes that describes itself as "The first global Internet infrastructure company committed to American principles online".

Truth Social was launched proclaiming itself as a "big tent" platform without political censorship, allowing for "free expression".

Truth Social said it has the right to "suspend or terminate your account" and "take appropriate legal action".

Truth Social has blocked accounts for behavior it considers harmful or inappropriate, including accounts with parody names and death threats.

On February 21,2022, Truth Social was released on Apple iOS, reaching number one on the App Store's top charts.

Truth Social platform suffered from severe and persistent problems with scalability from launch, limiting the platform's growth.

In early March 2022, multiple sources reported that Truth Social usage remained low, with Trump himself not having posted to his account since his first message two weeks earlier and his account having only 140,000 followers—less than 0.

In early April 2022, Bloomberg reported that shares in Truth Social's publicly traded holding company Digital World Acquisition Corp.

Truth Social had had on Twitter and on Facebook before being banned from both platforms.

Truth Social said Truth Social only existed because of Twitter's restrictions on free speech.

In late August 2022, Fox Business reported that Truth Social's hosting company RightForge claimed it was owed by Truth Social and was threatening to take legal action.

World Trademark Review reported that "Truth Social" had been applied for as a trademark in the European Union within a week of the announcement of Trump's company, and registered, potentially preventing the Truth Social service from operating in most of Europe.

Trump's Truth Social posts had been reposted to Twitter, under the account @PresTrumpTS.

In early August 2022, Truth Social experienced a significant uptick in downloads following the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago.

Axios reported that Truth Social had given a verified account to the white nationalist advocate Nick Fuentes, who has been banned from Twitter and Facebook.

Truth Social reportedly wrote a post on Truth Social following the attack, which detailed his failed attempt to storm the building.

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Since Shiffer's actions, some Truth Social users — including a verified account with 74,000 followers who said he was a designer for the site — claimed the attack was a false flag, without providing evidence, and the calls for violence were posts planted by federal law enforcement officials or Democratic operatives.