# Post ts_108903869842001832

- Post ID: `ts_108903869842001832`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-08-29T02:46:18.010Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108903869842001832
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108903869842001832/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_108903869842001832.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/108880935875773578 Mail-In Voting has been terminated in other Countries due to massive fraud and other “irregularities.” Everyone, in particular the Democrats, know it is corrupt. They insist on having NO VOTER I.D., also. Gee, I wonder why???

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108880935875773578 (2022-08-25T01:33:53.452Z (UTC))

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- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/108/880/935/853/874/154/original/774bfca544b1f5f9.jpg

## Engagement

- Likes: 26,105
- Reposts: 7,418
- Replies: 765
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.436Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:31:33.592Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Mail-In Voting Fraud Claims (RT of Own Post)

This is a repost of Trump's own earlier content about mail-in voting fraud. The post makes several empirically questionable claims about international mail-in voting bans and Democratic opposition to voter ID.

### Authorship
Posted at 2:46 AM UTC = 10:46 PM EDT (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or Bedminster in late August). Late evening posting window is consistent with authentic Trump activity. The rhetorical style—rhetorical questions, scare quotes, ALL CAPS emphasis, sarcastic "Gee, I wonder why???"—is characteristic Trump voice.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a maintenance/supply-seeking post recycling a familiar grievance. The mail-in voting narrative serves as ongoing rationalization for the 2020 loss. The sarcastic closing ("Gee, I wonder why???") implies conspiratorial intent by Democrats, characteristic of paranoid ideation patterns.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Vague appeal to authority ("other Countries")
- Conspiratorial insinuation via rhetorical question
- False framing (Democrats want "NO VOTER I.D.")
- Scare quotes around "irregularities" to imply worse

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Mail-In Voting has been terminated in other Countries due to massive fraud" | **Mostly False** | While some countries restrict postal voting (e.g., France limited it in 1975 over fraud concerns), most democracies that use it continue to do so. The claim of widespread international termination due to 'massive fraud' is a significant exaggeration. |
| "Democrats insist on having NO VOTER I.D." | **Mostly False** | Democrats generally oppose strict photo ID requirements but support other forms of voter verification. Characterizing this as wanting 'NO VOTER I.D.' is a distortion of actual policy positions. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- Late evening local time (10:46 PM EDT)
- Sarcastic rhetorical question with multiple punctuation
- ALL CAPS emphasis
- Scare quotes usage
- Stream-of-consciousness grievance style

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- conspiratorial intimacy—'everyone knows'
- rhetorical question inviting audience to complete the conspiracy

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Presenting false claims as universally acknowledged truth ('Everyone knows')
- Framing legitimate voting methods as inherently corrupt

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-19._

> Mail-In Voting has been terminated in other Countries due to massive fraud

**MOSTLY FALSE**

While some countries restrict postal voting (e.g., France limited it in 1975 over fraud concerns), most democracies that use it continue to do so. The claim of widespread international termination due to 'massive fraud' is a significant exaggeration.

Sources: Electoral Integrity Project; Brennan Center for Justice

> Democrats insist on having NO VOTER I.D.

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Democrats generally oppose strict photo ID requirements but support other forms of voter verification. Characterizing this as wanting 'NO VOTER I.D.' is a distortion of actual policy positions.

Sources: Democratic Party platform

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- election fraud claims (100%)
- mail-in voting (90%)
- voter ID (60%)
- conspiratorial framing (70%)
- self-repost (50%)

## That day

_From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._

**Trump Demands 2020 Election Reversal as FBI Grievance Narrative Escalates from Routine Self-Promotion to Constitutional Crisis**

The day started quietly with late-night book promotions and retweets of supportive content, but took a sharp turn late morning when Trump demanded the 2020 election be declared for him or re-run entirely — his most explicit call yet to overturn the results nearly two years later. The rest of the day was dominated by the news that an FBI agent connected to the Mar-a-Lago investigation had been escorted from headquarters, which Trump seized on as proof that the entire probe was corrupt. An evening burst of rapid-fire posts wove the agent's removal, the Hunter Biden laptop, and the 2020 election into a single grand conspiracy, with language that simultaneously amplified hostility toward the FBI while framing it as merely describing public sentiment.

Full digest for 2022-08-29: https://trump.fm/date/2022-08-29/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, August 29). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108903869842001832
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 29 Aug. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108903869842001832. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, August 29, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108903869842001832.

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