The White House calls Truth Social the ‘most powerful and popular’ social media platform

September 8, 2026 · 5:12 pm 3 sources

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• Trump renames places and poses as superhero in bizarre social media blitz
  The Guardian · September 8, 2026 17:12
  Trump passed the long weekend posting a torrent of memes and musings on his Truth Social platform The long weekend may have proved too long for Donald Trump, who passed the time by musing about annexing other countries, unilaterally renaming places he’s not allowed to rename and turning himself…
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  The Guardian · September 10, 2026 15:00
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• The White House calls Truth Social the ‘most powerful and popular’ social media platform
  The Verge · September 11, 2026 16:21
  The White House claims the Donald Trump-owned Truth Social is the "most powerful and popular social media platform in the world." The statement, provided to The New York Times by White House spokesperson Davis Ingle, is at odds with the user counts from some of the biggest social media platforms…