Tiny Red HandsBack to selected case

Trump: The Game sales forecast

Trump: The Game sales forecast

contradicted
Promised
Trump and Milton Bradley publicly forecast very large sales for the board game.Open cited record · 1 source
The record
The game launched using Trump's name, image, and business persona.Open cited record · 2 sourcesTrump later acknowledged that sales were far below the forecast, and the original edition was discontinued.Open cited record · 2 sources
Who paid
  • Milton Bradley
  • Board-game purchasers and retailers
Audit finding
contradicted

The reported product outcome contradicted the public sales forecast, although a later edition was released.

Causal strength: source attributed

Evidence chronology

  1. promisereported

    Trump and Milton Bradley publicly forecast very large sales for the board game.

    Open underlying ledger entry
  2. actionreported

    The game launched using Trump's name, image, and business persona.

    Open underlying ledger entry
  3. outcomedocumented

    Trump later acknowledged that sales were far below the forecast, and the original edition was discontinued.

    Open underlying ledger entry
  4. limitationreported

    A later edition was released, so discontinuation of the original was not the end of all sales under the name.

    Open underlying ledger entry

Responses, legal status, contrary evidence, and limitations

  • limitation

    A later edition was released, so discontinuation of the original was not the end of all sales under the name.