"It's curious timing, coming just before yesterday's open letter to the FTC from Elizabeth Warren and a group of other Democrats, calling on the agency to open an investigation into the company's alleged "false advertising and deceptive practices." Not everyone agrees Trump Mobile deserves the Democrats' attention, in part from the assumption that not that many people are likely to have put money down for the phone in the first place."
"As one commenter on my story yesterday suggested, "I can't imagine a lot of folks were dumb enough to fall for this." But according to these new figures, over half a million people were. There's just one problem: I can't find a shred of evidence that this figure is true. In fact, it seems to trace back to a single viral, anonymous X post and is a microcosm of how the modern med"
Trump Mobile is claimed to have secured nearly 600,000 preorders, implying $100 deposits would amount to $60 million in upfront payments. Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats sent an open letter to the FTC calling for an investigation into alleged false advertising and deceptive practices. Some observers doubt that many consumers placed deposits. The 600,000-preorder figure appears to originate from one viral, anonymous X post. No independent evidence supports the claimed preorder numbers. The situation illustrates how viral, unverified social posts can create widespread but unfounded perceptions.
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