# Post ts_108952218794170664

- Post ID: `ts_108952218794170664`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-06T15:42:04.472Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108952218794170664
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108952218794170664/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_108952218794170664.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Truth is doing amazing, the most engaged social media platform anywhere on the Internet! And now businesses who want to sell their great products to REAL people—not BOTS!—can buy localized ads on TRUTH via Rumble Ads. Register today to get started: https://ads.rumble.com/register

## Engagement

- Likes: 34,405
- Reposts: 7,431
- Replies: 1,103
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.435Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:53:10.755Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Truth Social Advertising Promotion (2022-09-06)

This is a promotional post advertising Truth Social's new advertising partnership with Rumble Ads. It is essentially a marketing announcement with minimal psychological content.

### Authorship
This post reads as aide-written (likely Scavino or comms team). At 11:42 AM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or Bedminster), it falls squarely in business hours. The post features polished formatting, correct grammar, a complete URL, and a clear call-to-action ("Register today to get started"). The structure follows standard social media marketing copy. The only Trump-like flourish is the ALL CAPS emphasis on "REAL" and "BOTS" and the superlative opener, but these are easily mimicked by staff familiar with his voice.

### Psychological Content
The post is low in psychological significance. The grandiose claim ("the most engaged social media platform anywhere on the Internet") is characteristic but routine — standard Trump-brand hyperbole applied to a business venture. The REAL vs BOTS framing taps into the populist authenticity narrative but is a standard marketing differentiator.

### Context
This post appears during a period of significant legal and political activity (Special Master ruling, Biden's "semi-fascist" speech), yet contains no reference to any of it — further suggesting aide authorship during a scheduled promotional push.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Hyperbole/superlative ("the most engaged social media platform anywhere on the Internet")
- In-group/out-group framing (REAL people vs BOTS)
- Direct call to action (commercial)

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Truth Social is the most engaged social media platform anywhere on the Internet" | **False** | By September 2022, Truth Social had roughly 2 million monthly active users. Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube each had hundreds of millions to billions. No engagement metric supports this claim. |

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (11:42 AM ET)
- Polished grammar and complete sentences
- Marketing call-to-action with URL
- Professional promotional structure
- No typos or stream-of-consciousness

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 5%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to business owners
- Populist framing (REAL people)

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Truth Social is the most engaged social media platform anywhere on the Internet

**FALSE**

By September 2022, Truth Social had roughly 2 million monthly active users. Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube each had hundreds of millions to billions. No engagement metric supports this claim.

Sources: Public platform metrics; App store download data

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Tags

- promotional (100%)
- truth_social (90%)
- aide_written (85%)

## That day

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

**Concentrated Morning Burst Targets FBI Legitimacy in Coordinated Post-Raid Defense Campaign**

Trump posted 13 times in a focused 90-minute window late morning, with the bulk of the content targeting the FBI over the Mar-a-Lago search. A rapid-fire sequence of five linked articles -- posted roughly one per minute -- attacked the Bureau from constitutional, personnel, procedural, state-political, and evidentiary angles simultaneously. Between the FBI blitz and a few self-congratulatory posts about Truth Social and Jared Kushner's book, the mood was defensive but controlled, with flashes of anger that never fully spiraled. Notably absent was any mention of the major Ukrainian counteroffensive underway the same day.

Full digest for 2022-09-06: https://trump.fm/date/2022-09-06/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, September 6). Truth is doing amazing, the most engaged social... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108952218794170664
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Truth is doing amazing, the most engaged social media..." Truth Social, 6 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108952218794170664. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Truth is doing amazing, the most engaged social media...," Truth Social, September 6, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108952218794170664.

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