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“Trump’s Net Worth Increased by $4 Billion Since Taking Office” — Fact-Check

Verdicts: 1 Mixed

Trump’s net worth grew substantially since January 2025, driven by crypto ventures ($1.4B in 2025 income alone), but the specific “$4 billion” figure uses a baseline lower than what Forbes and…

‘The UAE Sent $580 Million Directly to Trump’: Checking the Viral Crypto Bombshell

Verdicts: 2 True, 1 Misleading, 1 False

A viral video says the UAE bought half of Trump’s crypto company and funneled $580M ‘directly to the President.’ The deal is real and serious — but the number is inflated and ‘directly’ is wrong.

Does This Deal Stink? Trump’s Crypto Firm Becomes a Bank

Verdicts: 2 True, 1 False

World Liberty Financial — the Trump-family crypto firm — is about to get a federal bank charter from Trump’s own OCC appointee. It’s legal (the president is exempt from the conflict statute) but a…

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