Truth Search AI is a Perplexity Sonar API–based answer bot launched by Trump Media and Technology Group to increase available information and provide direct, contextually accurate answers with transparent citations. Perplexity representatives said overseers can customize the tool's sources through source selection. Early tests by Axios found the tool’s answers appeared limited to traditionally conservative outlets such as FoxNews.com and FoxBusiness.com compared to Perplexity's standard engine. Independent analysis by the Washington Post found the AI sometimes countered President Trump's statements on tariffs and federal intervention in the nation's capital, despite primarily citing conservative entertainment and news sources.
Truth Search AI, a new platform-based answer bot built on Perplexity Sonar API, was launched by Trump Media and Technology Group to "increase the amount of information" available to users and offer "direct, contextually accurate answers with transparent citations." Despite the commitment to a broader information environment, Perplexity representatives explained the search tool's sources could be customized by its overseers (known as source selection).
But, even with this curation, Truth Search AI isn't easily falling in line with the Trump Administration's standard talking points. In an analysis by the Washington Post, the AI tool repeatedly countered claims made by the President rather than reaffirming statements he has previously posted on Truth Social as factually correct, including the impact of international tariffs on American consumers and the need for federal intervention in what Trump has claimed is a crime-riddled national capital.
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