Overview

• Perplexity’s Sonar API underpins Truth Search AI, delivering real-time, citation-backed answers with customizable output formats defined by Truth Social.
• Independent tests by The Verge and Axios show the search feature predominantly cites conservative outlets such as Fox News, Fox Business, The Washington Times and The Federalist.
• A recent Cloudflare report alleges that Perplexity used stealth crawlers to bypass no-crawl directives, intensifying scrutiny of its data collection methods.
• The rollout follows President Trump’s July executive order on ideologically neutral AI and reinforces Trump Media’s drive to counter Big Tech influence and bolster its “Patriot Economy.”
• Truth Search AI joins a trend of social platforms integrating AI tools, joining the ranks of X’s Grok and Meta’s AI assistants as companies seek to enrich user engagement.