Trump Media & Technology Group

Filed a $3.8 billion defamation lawsuit against The Washington Post over a May 2023 article on the company's financing ahead of its merger to go public, calling it an "egregious hit piece" and accusing the paper of a "years-long crusade". In July 2026 a federal judge granted summary judgment to the Post, ruling that Trump Media had "failed to present evidence that would allow a jury to find by clear and convincing evidence" that the Post acted with actual malice.

Response: The Post later corrected the article, stating that discovery had established Trump Media did not pay a $240,000 loan referral fee as originally reported. A Trump Media spokesperson said: "After three years, The Washington Post finally admitted its harmful story was false. We believe a jury should decide whether these falsehoods were actionable and will evaluate whether to appeal last week's ruling in due course."

• TheWrap ↗
• CNN via KRDO ↗
• The Media Institute (republishing The Washington Post) ↗