---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-25-011981"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DJT"
cik: "0001849635"
company_name: "Trump Media & Technology Group Corp."
filed_at: "2025-04-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T22:47:32.524461+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Trump Media accuses Financial Times of defamation and market manipulation over article

## Summary
- Letter demands retraction of article claiming Trump Media shares fell on planned sale of $2.3B stake.
- Filing states S-3 was routine consolidation of prior registrations; trust shares were already registered on S-1.
- Company says omission caused stock to drop 8% and was deliberate market manipulation.
- Threatens litigation and complaints to authorities if article is not retracted.
- Shares of DJT fell as much as 8% following the Financial Times story on April 2, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-25-011981
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DJT
- cik: 0001849635
- company_name: Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.
- filed_at: 2025-04-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000114036125011981/0001140361-25-011981-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000114036125011981/ef20046848_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-011981.txt

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