Trump's Truth Social platform crashes after Iran strike announcement
Technology
Right after Donald Trump used his own platform, Truth Social, to announce US airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, the app crashed for thousands of users.
Trump called the mission "very successful," mentioning all B-2 bombers returned safely.
'Unable to connect to server'
Thousands across the US suddenly couldn't access Truth Social—on web or mobile.
Outage trackers like Downdetector confirmed it wasn't just you; a huge spike in activity around the announcement likely contributed to the crash.
Lessons from this outage
This shows how big news—especially when dropped exclusively on one app—can break even major platforms.
With Trump sharing critical updates primarily on Truth Social, outages like this could leave people in the dark right when they want info most.