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Maple Match
Type of site
Online dating service
Available inEnglish
FoundedMay 2016
OwnerJoe Goldman
URLwww.maplematch.com
Launched2016; 8 years ago (2016)

Maple Match was a proposed online dating service with the stated goal of matching Americans with Canadian citizens for romantic partnerships that would also allow these Americans to immigrate to Canada.[1] The company was founded by Joe Goldman in Austin, Texas.[2]

The site first launched in May 2016 after Donald Trump became the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party and in its first week approximately 13,000 people had requested to join, a quarter of whom were Canadian - even though the app was still unreleased.[1] The company reported that its user base "almost doubled" when Trump's victory was announced on the night of the 2016 United States presidential election.[3] Goldman has responded to claims that the site is satirical by maintaining that it is a completely serious dating service.[4]

As of September 2020, the application has not been launched and the website has expired.

References

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  1. ^ a b Siemaszko, Corky (11 May 2016). "'Maple Match' Dating Site Hooks Up Trump-Hating Americans With Canadians". NBC News. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. ^ Marsh, Calum (10 May 2016). "Maple Match: service helps Trump-fleeing Americans find love in Canada". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. ^ Wang, Jules (2016-11-09). "American-Canadian dating app, Maple Match, nigh doubled in user base last night". Pocket Now. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  4. ^ Solsman, Joan (11 May 2016). "Dating Site Maple Match Wants to Help You Flee 'Horror of a Trump Presidency'". The Wrap. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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