Overview

• Truth Search AI launched publicly as a free beta on August 6 and is promoted prominently across Truth Social’s interface
• Independent tests found the chatbot described tariffs as a tax, rejected claims of a stolen 2020 election, flagged Jan. 6 as a violent insurrection and warned of conflicts in Trump family crypto dealings
• Many answers linked to conservative outlets such as Fox News, Newsmax and The Washington Times without specifying which sites were used
• Perplexity confirms Truth Social employed a “source selection” feature but has not disclosed which specific websites the AI draws from
• Trump Media spokeswoman Shannon Devine dismissed critical coverage as “transparently asinine” and the company is pursuing a defamation suit against The Washington Post