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Donald Trump Jr. Squashes Rumors of ‘Truth Social’ Memecoin
Any claims or attempts of a Truth Social token are by "scammers," the younger Trump said in an X post.
May 13, 2025, 7:18 a.m.
What to know:
- Donald Trump Jr. has denied rumors that Truth Social is launching a memecoin, calling them false information.
- World Liberty Financial, a DeFi project linked to the Trump family, confirmed that there is no new Trump crypto project.
- Truth Social plans to introduce a rewards coin with a digital wallet, according to a recent shareholder letter.
Donald Trump Jr. has denied viral rumors by crypto influencers that Truth Social — the conservative social media platform tied to former President Donald Trump — is launching a memecoin.
Infamous influencer Ran Neuner pushed claims and a viral post on an upcoming Truth Social token, saying it was from the same team as the TRUMP memecoin.
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“There’s no truth whatsoever about Truth Social launching a memecoin,” Trump Jr. wrote on X late Monday. “Don’t be fooled by false information people are circulating.”
There’s no truth whatsoever about Truth Social launching a memecoin. Don’t be fooled by false information people are circulating. https://t.co/rbmcoT1tB3 pic.twitter.com/VDOEd8cqGr
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 12, 2025
The clarification amid a wave of unaffiliated “Truth”-themed tokens appearing across Ethereum and Solana-based trading platforms, data from DEXTools shows.
— a DeFi project tied to the Trump family — reaffirmed Trump Jr.’s statement.
“Don’t be fooled. There is no new Trump crypto project,” WLFI posted on X. “WLFI is the only DeFi project backed by the Trumps. Anyone else pushing fake tokens is just a scammer trying to take advantage of people who don’t know better.”
The Trump-backed Truth Social, launched in 2022, has never officially engaged with crypto despite growing speculation around political tokens.
The platform does intend to launch a rewards coin with an attached digital wallet, however, per a shareholder letter from late April.
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