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  • 2021-03-22 (xsd:date)
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  • Is Trump Planning To Launch His Own Social Media Site? (en)
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  • In early 2021, after mainstream social media sites suspended former U.S. President Donald Trump for his posts related to the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, rumors circulated alleging Trump may launch his own network to evade tech giants' user agreements. Among major platforms that banned Trump days after the riot were Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram — the latter of which launched an investigation to determine whether he should someday be granted access again. That review remained ongoing as of this report. In response to those lockdowns, reports surfaced on March 21 that Jason Miller, a senior adviser to the former president and commentator for the conservative network Newsmax, said Trump had plans to launch his own social media site in the coming months. The claim was true. On March 21, Miller appeared on Fox's Media Buzz segment with Howard Kurtz and had the following exchange, according to Fox's video archive obtained by Snopes: In other words, a long-time advisor to the former president indeed said Trump was planning to launch a social media site in late May or June 2021, though he did not elaborate on how, or under what circumstances, he came to that conclusion. Following that statement, the Fox host and Miller continued: The above-transcribed remark alleged, as of spring 2021, Trump was hosting meetings with unidentified people or organizations at his Florida resort to apparently plan the new site's launch. However, Miller's comments lacked specifics for Snopes to cross reference with the calendars of high-profile tech moguls, a process that could determine the legitimacy of the adviser's alleged recount of events. That said, we reached out to Trump's media relations team to ask who supposedly met with the former president about media endeavor and to learn the nature of those conversations. Specifically, we sought evidence to determine the stage of the purported site launch and if, or to what extent, it would function similarly to existing social media platforms. We have not received a response, but we will update this report when, or if, we do. In sum, considering Miller's recorded comments on the Fox segment, we rate this claim True. (en)
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