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Over 100,000 people have downloaded the “Truth Social” app on Android. The problem? It’s not Donald Trump’s new inevitable business failure of a social media app, which doesn’t have a presence on Android. (I’m told one will be available in “
two weeks,” though.) It’s
actually a fake version called
"MAGA Hub - Truth Social Trump."
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The fake version has been the top search result on Android ever since February 8th, which is the date the “real” Truth Social app (disastrously) debuted. Thousands of cultists have already downloaded it onto their phones and tablets, and many paid for the “premium” service for $28.99. Without grasping the irony, many users took to Twitter to express their displeasure of technical glitches, spam, surprise billing, and --for those who figured out it was fake—of being duped.
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Naturally, there are plenty of others who think it’s real. These cultists are leaving messages they think are truly being read by Trump. Others are leaving gushing reviews: “Love it, love trump, love freedom of speech, love right wing news, I love unbiased information with no fact checking.” (Sadly, his aversion to fact checking is why he paid almost 30 bucks for this fake app.)
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In the immortal words of Melania Trump: I really don’t care, do you? I can’t tell you how little empathy I have for hateful, anti-American bigots who worship at the altar of a grifter complaining about losing money. I also think the owner of that fake site is a hero. Besides, it’s not like the proudly ignorant maga folks who were duped would have been able to keep their money for long anyways.