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Fact Check: Did Trump Slam 'Brokies' Who Are 'Crying About the Stock Market'?

By C. Douglas Golden March 14, 2025 at 12:00pm

It was a post that, to President Donald Trump’s detractors, sounded too good to be true. But no — even Grok, X’s artificial intelligence platform, deemed it to be factual.

In the process, it showed that AI has a long way to go before it becomes foolproof.

First, as you well know, stocks have been tumbling over the past few days. On Thursday, The New York Times noted, the S&P 500 entered correction territory, with stocks down 10.1 percent since their peak in February.

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C. Douglas Golden

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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he enjoys spending time with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties).

Birthplace

Morristown, New Jersey

Education

Catholic University of America

Languages Spoken

English, Spanish

Topics of Expertise

American Politics, World Politics, Culture