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MAGAs Are Fuming After Email Confirms They Will Never Get Their $500 Trump Phones or Deposits Back (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
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600,000 people sent in $100 deposits for this thing—!😧 (Dumbass is laughing all the way to the bank. )

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[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

The writer is aware of the T&C, they know it was modified. It's in the article.

They report customers have received an email telling them they won't get their phones nor their deposit back.

You're all riled up agaings the journalist because the T&C stipulates refunds will be honored.

So, to summarize: you're mad at the journalist because the email customers received contradicts the T&C on the website?

[–] Syrc@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

I’m “mad” at the journalists because, as far as my searching goes, there is no proof that this email actually exists and it’s only been cited by some randos on Twitter, not even by the outlets that reportedly paid the deposit.

The article itself doesn’t even mention anything from the mail, it’s just excerpts from the ToS change. Nothing that would allude to this “confirmation” the title leads to believe. I’d like to see actual screenshots from this supposed mail if you make a title like that, otherwise it’s just more fuel for the MAGAs to claim everything bad we say about Trump is manufactured lies.