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Platform: INSTAGRAM Author: @hereiseeheresy --- Caption/Description --- 590,000 people paid a $100 deposit for a gold Trump phone called the T1. That’s $59 million collected. It was supposed to ship by summer 2025. It is now May 2026. Not one phone has been delivered. Not one. The phone was marketed as “Made in the USA” with an etched American flag. That language was removed from the website within days of launch. By February 2026 they admitted bulk production would happen overseas. The ship date was pushed from summer 2025 to late 2025 to early 2026 to nothing. Customer service blamed the government shutdown for the delays. Trump Mobile is a private company run by Eric and Don Jr. It has nothing to do with the federal government. Then they changed the terms. Your deposit “does not constitute a completed purchase.” It’s “a conditional opportunity to buy the device if Trump Mobile eventually chooses to sell it.” The release date was scrubbed from the website. No new date given. There is no customer service phone number. Only an email. No refunds. In January 2026, Senator Elizabeth Warren and ten other lawmakers asked the FTC to investigate for bait and switch tactics and false advertising. The FTC has not publicly responded. If this were anyone else we would just call it fraud. Sources: NBC News, Financial Times, The Guardian, IBTimes, 404 Media, FTC Congressional Letter January 2026 --- Carousel/Slides (8 items) --- Slide 1 (image): Text: hereiseesheresy now In June 2025, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump launched Trump Mobile. The flagship product was a gold Android smartphone called the T1, priced at $499. Buyers were asked to pay a $100 deposit to reserve one. Delivery was promised by late summer 2025. Source: Financial Times, NBC News SWIPE HERE I SEE HERESY Slide 2 (image): Text: hereiseeeheresy now 590,000 people paid that deposit. That’s $59 million collected. The phone was marketed as “proudly American” and “Made in the USA” with an et

Claims analyzed (5)

1. verified: 590,000 people paid a $100 deposit for a gold Trump phone called the T1, totaling $59 million collected.
   Multiple financial and news reports from early 2026 confirm that approximately 590,000 pre-orders were placed, each requiring a $100 deposit.
2. verified: As of May 2026, no T1 phones have been delivered despite an original shipping date of summer 2025.
   News outlets reporting as recently as May 10, 2026, confirm that not a single unit has been shipped to customers.
3. verified: Trump Mobile removed 'Made in the USA' branding from its website and admitted in February 2026 that production would occur overseas.
   The Verge and CNET reported that the 'Made in the USA' claim was removed shortly after launch and that executives confirmed overseas production in February 2026.
4. verified: Trump Mobile is a private company managed by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.
   While technically a licensing deal with T1 Mobile LLC, the venture was launched and is publicly managed/fronted by Eric and Donald Trump Jr.
5. verified: In January 2026, Senator Elizabeth Warren and ten other lawmakers requested an FTC investigation into Trump Mobile for bait and switch tactics.
   Official Senate records and major news outlets confirm the letter sent to the FTC on January 15, 2026.

Sources consulted (8)

• goosed.ie — goosed.ie
• cybernews.com — cybernews.com
• Trump Mobile's T1 smartphone is still vaporware — AppleInsider
• Trump Mobile T1 Phone: FCC Approval, Specs, and What's Unverified — Gadget Hacks
• Trump sons unveil mobile carrier promising to 'disrupt' the industry — Fox Business
• The Trump family announces its newest business venture: a mobile phone service — PBS / AP
• Warren, Lawmakers Question Federal Trade Commission on Trump Mobile's Questionable Marketing Practices — U.S. Senate
• Democrats push for federal probe into Trump Mobile tied to misleading marketing — Cybernews

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