--- title: "Investors in Trump’s “Truth Social” Trying to Figure Out Why They’re Losing All Their Money" description: "  As Donald Trump's disastrous bet on social media continues its weeks-long decline, investors on Truth Social are scratching their heads, wondering why their standings are being wiped out. The former president's meme stock, long identified by analysts as nothing more than a \"scam,\" has been plummeting, falling to well below the value following Truth […]" date: "2024-04-17" modified: "2024-04-17" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/investors-trump-truth-social-losing-money" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "donald trump" - "the digest" - "trump media" - "truth social" --- # Investors in Trump’s “Truth Social” Trying to Figure Out Why They’re Losing All Their Money ![As Donald Trump's disastrous bet on social media continues its weeks-long decline, investors on Truth Social are scratching their heads.]() *\Image: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images\* ## Trump Card As Donald Trump's disastrous bet on social media continues its [weeks-long decline](), investors on Truth Social are scratching their heads, wondering why their holdings are being wiped out. The former president's meme stock, long identified by analysts as [nothing more than a "scam]()," has been plummeting to far below its value following Truth Social owner Trump Media & Technology's (TMTG) merger with a blank check acquisition company last month. As [*Business Insider* reports](), Truth Social users — who are hilariously calling themselves "Truthsayers" — are baffled by the stock's wipeout, with reactions ranging from shock to hope that the company could one day regain all that it has lost. "They'll do anything to discredit President Trump," one user [wrote](). "God has different plans and will save the nations in HIS Perfect timing." ## Cope Springs Eternal Other users accused Wall Street and US regulators of manipulating the stock. "This drop was literally just someone selling 140k shares in 10 minutes premarket," one user [wrote](). "This is extreme manipulation at best. There isn't a massive sell-off. It's one or a handful of people trying to cause panic." To Trump's most diehard supporters, investing in the scam is akin to making a political donation to his reelection campaign. But it's hard to argue with the free market. In an apparent attempt to stop [the bleeding](), TMTG [announced]() this week that it's looking to launch a live TV streaming platform. The ambitious plan, especially for a company that lost a whopping $58 million last year, was met with disbelief, [with shares sliding to record lows](). Meanwhile, Trump and TMTG's executives are already [making moves to cash out](), likely leaving investors out to dry. Despite an ocean of red flags, investors are sticking to their figurative — and possibly literal — guns, treating the plummeting stocks as a fire sale. "I think daddy Trump has some surprises for us, we just have to be patient and wait for it," one Truth Social user [wrote](). "\[No further action\] but I'll buy more tomorrow. Gotta love the price." **More on TMTG:** *[Trump's "Truth Social" Announced a Hot New Product to Try to Turn Things Around, But Its Stock Kept Nosediving]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()