WASHINGTON, DC — A viral social media claim recently sparked widespread mockery and a prompt fact-check after falsely alleging that Donald Trump used his official Truth Social account to endorse an online platform run by White House Communications Director Steven Cheung, complete with a promotional code.
Claim: Donald Trump shared a promo code for Steve Cheung’s platform
The rumor began spreading via a screenshot purporting to show a message from Trump’s verified Truth Social profile.
The fabricated post bizarrely combined foreign policy commentary with a commercial promotion, reading in part: “We are approaching World Peace, Iran is giving us a Tough Time achieving that… Another Great News is that I am having Steve Chueng’s online platform wildcastle.net backed up by the Trump Administration. Users can now use the Promo Code ‘MAGA2K’ to Claim $2k as a start. I INSIST that I have NO Stake in his project…”
Shared widely across X (formerly Twitter), the screenshot quickly amassed nearly half a million views, with numerous users mistakenly believing it to be a genuine presidential statement.
Fact Check: The post is entirely fabricated
In reality, the screenshot is a fake. A thorough review of Trump’s official Truth Social profile reveals no record of such a statement. Furthermore, independent archives that track presidential social media activity—alongside his verified accounts on other platforms like Facebook and X—show zero evidence that Trump ever published or promoted an online platform or discount code.
Trump’s actual remarks on Iran
The fake screenshot emerged around the same time Trump actually took to social media to voice his frustrations regarding Iran, specifically questioning why Iranian citizens have not staged an uprising amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
“They are just playing out the inevitable,” Trump wrote in an authentic post, addressing the six-month-long conflict. “When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight? I’m not trying to force Iran to the bargaining table… I like our position now much better, with almost total control of the Hormuz Strait, and their economy totally collapsing.”