Fact check: Donald Trump invested in Intel Corporation and the stock rose 500% in the following year.

Verdict: mostly true — Trust Score 78/100

The core events described in the post reported by NIST, Forbes, and The Washington Post. Specifically, the $9.7 billion Dell contract and the $2 billion quantum equity investment are verified facts from May 2026. However, the claim that Intel stock rose 500% is a significant exaggeration of its actual ~240% rally, and the 'cheat code' framing is misleading investment advice.

Platform
instagram
Source author
kevvonz — see all fact-checks of this account
Original post
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZBWKkGO5QE/?igsh=bzcxbWUwdGl2YnZ0
Verified on
June 4, 2026
Verification ID
aaM8xq6E1QTR2i1BoyAM_A

Original content reviewed

Platform: INSTAGRAM Author: @kevvonz --- Caption/Description --- How to beat the stock market? Just follow the insiders and politicians duhhhh #stocks #stockmarket #trump --- Audio Transcript (What was said) --- [Background Music - Not Narration] I don't know how this is legal, but a cheat code to investing in the stock market is to just buy whatever Trump buys. Last year, Trump invested it into Intel and now it's up 500%. Earlier this month, he literally said out loud, go out and buy a Dell. So go out and buy a Dell, they're great. 19 days later, Dell lands a $10 billion contract with the US Pentagon and the stock is up 80% since that quote. Same playbook with IBM. You get the point. Now, what you actually care about is what he's buying right now, and he just announced a $2 billion investment into Quantum. So here are the three stocks that I'm looking at in order of safest to riskiest. You also want to pay attention to sector rotations, because if you listened to me and caught the AI infrastructure or semiconductor wave early, you'd spend many hours researching this stock and have very high conviction in it. Without further ado, that stock is AMD. You'd be up this much on your investments right now. I think the market is now rotating into software stocks, which have been getting pummeled, so I think they're extremely undervalued right now. This is why I bought $6,000 worth of Reddit last month, and I'm already up 30% on that position. My next plan is to buy ServiceNow. Even though I'm a little late to the party, I think that this stock is still really undervalued, and both Jensen Huang and Mr. Trump said good things about it publicly, so take that with a grain of salt. Now, if you want to be early to these plays, comment Discord, and I'll send you a link to my trading community, where we have full-time seven-figure traders researching stocks daily, and we were able to snipe some of these stocks really early on. And obviously, not financial advice. Always do your

Claims analyzed (5)

  1. misleading: Donald Trump invested in Intel Corporation and the stock rose 500% in the following year.
    While Intel (INTC) saw a massive rally in 2026 (reportedly over 240% following a deal with Apple), the 500% figure is a significant exaggeration. Government disclosures in 2026 also indicate federal equity stakes in Intel, but the performance metrics provided in the post are inflated.
  2. verified: Dell Technologies won a $9.7 billion Pentagon software agreement 19 days after a public recommendation by Donald Trump.
    The Pentagon awarded Dell Federal Systems a $9.7 billion contract (CETA) on May 27, 2026. This occurred exactly 19 days after President Trump publicly urged people to 'buy a Dell' on May 8, 2026. Financial disclosures also confirmed Trump held Dell stock during this period.
  3. verified: The Trump Administration is investing $2 billion into quantum computing companies in exchange for equity stakes.
    On May 21, 2026, the Department of Commerce announced $2.013 billion in federal incentives for nine quantum companies. Unlike traditional grants, these deals involve the government taking minority equity stakes, a policy shift led by Secretary Howard Lutnick.
  4. verified: Donald Trump and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang have publicly made positive statements about ServiceNow (NOW).
    Jensen Huang endorsed ServiceNow as the 'AI enterprise operating system' at the Knowledge 2026 conference in May. Simultaneously, Trump's 2026 financial disclosures revealed he had purchased ServiceNow shares at an average price of $105.
  5. unverifiable: The author purchased $6,000 worth of Reddit (RDDT) stock and gained 30% on the position within one month.
    While Reddit (RDDT) was part of a broader tech rally in early 2026, there is no public evidence to verify the author's specific trade, entry price, or position size.

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