Trump's endorsement of cryptocurrency, including his promise to make the U.S. the world's "crypto capital," likely lent credibility to the rumor.
Nur Ibrahim
Published June 9, 2026
As the U.S., Canada and Mexico prepared to host the FIFA World Cup in June 2026, an image circulated online purportedly showing a Truth Social post from U.S. President Donald Trump promoting a cryptocurrency scheme for soccer fans.
Snopes readers shared an alleged screenshot of the post (archived) that circulated on Threads and asked whether it was authentic. The text of the so-called post read:
I have always said that the 2026 FIFA World Cup should be the BIGGEST and the GREATEST sporting event held anywhere in the world, especially in the U.S. Nobody understands WINNING better than I do. Nobody. Which is why my team has launched trumpcup26.com to give fans a special way to participate and celebrate this incredible moment offering exclusive Crypto Rewards to the World cup FANS worldwide. I am the Greatest leader of all time, because I only know BIG WINS. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
(Threads user @pedroalexgouveia1945)
The screenshot also appeared to show that the post was shared at 12:38 a.m. on June 7, 2026.
However, Trump did not share such a post. Searches for keywords from the alleged post returned no relevant results across both Trump's Truth — an archive of the president's Truth Social posts, including deleted ones — and Roll Call's Factbase, another reputable database of Trump's social media activity. As such, we rate this screenshot as fake.
Snopes also searched for reports from credible news outlets using quotes from the supposed post, but found no coverage confirming that Trump ever posted the message on Truth Social. Likewise, searches of Google, Bing (archived) or DuckDuckgo (archived) found no evidence that the post was real. A reverse image search of the screenshot directed us to a Threads account that shares content critical of Trump.
The webpage trumpcup26.com directed us to a site that encouraged soccer fans to register, obtain a $100 cryptocurrency bonus and access various "fan rewards" like "VIP match experiences, stadium tours, official merch packs, travel packages and final match prizes." As of this writing, it was unclear who was behind the website and contact information was unavailable.
We contacted the White House to determine whether the Trump administration is affiliated with the website. Over email, a spokesperson denied any affiliation.
Trump has promoted cryptocurrency ahead of the FIFA World Cup, with his allies creating meme coins that offered perks and luxury experiences to soccer fans. FIFA President Gianni Infantino also expressed interest in launching a cryptocurrency.
According to Reuters' estimates, the Trump family has made more than $2 billion from cryptocurrency. The president has also promised to make the United States the "crypto capital of the world."
For further reading, Snopes has covered numerous fake Truth Social posts attributed to Trump.
Sources
Bergin, Tom. "Parsing the Trumps' Crypto Profits, Investors' Losses ." Reuters, 9 June 2026, https://www.reuters.com/investigations/parsing-trumps-crypto-profits-investors-losses-2026-06-09/. Accessed 9 June 2026.
Choma, Russ. "Trump Meme Coin Contest: Win Exclusive Access to 'World Football 2026 Final Game'!" Mother Jones, https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/trump-meme-coin-world-cup/. Accessed 9 June 2026.
"Factbase Twitter." Roll Call, https://rollcall.com/factbase-twitter/. Accessed 9 June 2026.
Ibrahim, Nur. "Beware of These 15 Fake Trump Truth Social Posts." Snopes, 12 Apr. 2026, https://www.snopes.com//collections/fake-trump-truth-social-posts/. Accessed 9 June 2026.
Panja, Tariq, and Rebecca R. Ruiz. "A Yearslong Effort to Woo Trump Culminates With the World Cup." The New York Times, 9 June 2026, https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/world/europe/world-cup-infantino-trump.html. Accessed 9 June 2026.
Trump Club | GetTrumpMemes. https://gettrumpmemes.com/trumpclub. Accessed 9 June 2026.
Trump Fan Bonus — World Cup 2026. http://trumpcup26.com/. Accessed 9 June 2026.
"Trump's Truth." Trump's Truth, https://trumpstruth.org. Accessed 9 June 2026.
Updates
June 10: This story was updated with a comment from the White House.
By Nur Ibrahim
Nur Nasreen Ibrahim is a reporter with experience working in television, international news coverage, fact checking, and creative writing.
Source: Snopes.com
