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“Financial advisory company Austin Private Wealth shorted 12 million shares of Trump Media July 12, the day before former President Donald Trump’s attempted assassination.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: Austin Private Wealth, an investment adviser, said the amount of shorted Trump Media shares reported in its July 12 filing was incorrect. The accurate holding amount was 1,200 shares, not 12 million.