Trump Floods Truth Social With Dozens of AI Images, Claims Hundreds of Billions for U.S.
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Updated · CNBC · Sep 7
Trump Floods Truth Social With Dozens of AI Images, Claims Hundreds of Billions for U.S.
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 7
Summary
More than 10 hours of Sunday posts from Donald Trump featured dozens of apparently AI-generated images and an unsupported claim that he made “hundreds of billions of dollars” on stocks and other holdings for the United States.
The stream mixed war imagery and self-mythology, showing Iran being destroyed, Trump as an action hero or commander, and maps labeling the Strait of Hormuz a “new U.S. Territory,” the Moon as “Ours,” and New Mexico as “New America.”
Several posts also pushed unverified economic claims about Iran, including charts saying its currency was “destroyed” and the country was a “Failing Nation,” even as experts caution against assuming imminent economic collapse.
The spree adds to scrutiny of Truth Social’s market-moving content after senators in July urged the SEC to investigate Trump Media’s $100,000-a-month Truth API service for possible securities-law violations.
The posts came more than six months into the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, with little sign of renewed negotiations and Trump continuing to use AI imagery to project U.S. dominance at home and abroad.