In a tweet that raised a few eyebrows, Elon Musk early this morning that “Truth Social is currently beating Twitter & TikTok on the Apple Store”:
Truth Social is currently beating Twitter & TikTok on the Apple Store pic.twitter.com/RxawVUAYKH
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 27, 2022
So, was this *really* Elon Musk facing the “TRUTH”?
ELON FACES THE TRUTH: Musk Shares Pic of Truth Social Beating Twitter, TikTok on the Apple Store https://t.co/QaS5Ia7dHm
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) April 27, 2022
We’ll go out on a limb and suggest that Musk knows what the total subscriber numbers are:
"The Truth Social app has been downloaded roughly 1.4 million times to date since its launch in February … 194 million. That’s how many times Twitter’s mobile app was downloaded in 2021…" https://t.co/kCo0x8P9Lw https://t.co/6gv9o943bd
— Bill Scher (@billscher) April 27, 2022
And we’re pretty sure Musk can do the math, too:
Existing users…
TikTok: 1 billion
Twitter: 217 million (22% of TikTok)
Truth Social: 513,000 (0.24% of Twitter) #MathIsCool https://t.co/dUPsl85nAC— Jeff Pappone 🇨🇦 (@jpappone) April 27, 2022
Musk followed up on his original tweet in this threa about an hour ago, that Trump’s Truth Social “exists because Twitter censored free speech” while also poking fun at the name:
Truth Social (terrible name) exists because Twitter censored free speech
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 27, 2022
And he does have a suggestion of his own:
Should be called Trumpet instead!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 27, 2022
LOL. His earlier suggestion — “Trump-it” — was better though:
.@elonmusk Trump floated the name “Trump-it” last year … https://t.co/efdZHyASdM https://t.co/rGigGfSkWk
— Tom LoBianco (@tomlobianco) April 27, 2022
Many love Musk’s suggestion:
When he's right he's right https://t.co/9OKs9OoM2b
— Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) April 27, 2022
That's funny. https://t.co/n5yFa5DYii
— Sandy 〽️ (@RightGlockMom) April 27, 2022
THANK YOU https://t.co/Rx8Edf0glm
— Joe Cunningham (@JoePCunningham) April 27, 2022
Ooooh. So much better. https://t.co/hrAeigNqV8
— BiasedGirl (@BiasedGirl) April 27, 2022
It took Elon Musk 30 seconds to come up with a better name for Truth Social than Trump’s consultants came up with. Man is a genius. https://t.co/v09Q5LmwcZ
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) April 27, 2022
Of course, libs still aren’t happy that he bought Twitter at all and some are sure this means Trump is coming back to Twitter:
Just curious about the free speech you advocate for, Elon. So threats okay? Harassment? What about someone lying about the date and time of an election? What about someone telling a teenager to kill themselves? What about a "doctor" saying drinking bleach cures Covid. All good? https://t.co/6x7LFKNPZh
— Max Weiss (@maxthegirl) April 27, 2022
I'm beginning to wonder if @elonmusk lacks a nuanced understanding of the challenges inherent in his new venture. 🤔 https://t.co/sMay9pj2M5
— David Emery (@debunker) April 27, 2022
Elon
Truth social also bans/suspends accounts.
Have you ever looked at the terms (rules)?
You’re not allowed to speak negatively of Nunes or Trump of others in charge…
The more you know… https://t.co/PFgBdrBy2N
— Ty Russell (@TyRussellWLOS) April 27, 2022
Here we go! the richest man in the world looking to enable autocrats!…
I should reconsider buying Tesla cars and stock… https://t.co/C3KoA1dSiR— jman (@jandrade) April 27, 2022
Prepping folks for DJT comeback https://t.co/uhjWNuReos
— Dickens Olewe (@DickensOlewe) April 27, 2022
And now we wait to see what the former president’s reaction is. Stay tuned. . .
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