# Post ts_109128026969788560

- Post ID: `ts_109128026969788560`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-10-07T16:52:24.340Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109128026969788560
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109128026969788560/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109128026969788560.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> A Must Read—the Election was Rigged, in many other ways also. Shame! https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/09/retaining_election_records_from_the_2020_election.html

## Engagement

- Likes: 6,409
- Reposts: 2,320
- Replies: 141
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.433Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:31:46.587Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post ts_109128026969788560 (2022-10-07)

### Content Summary
A brief directive post sharing an American Thinker article about 2020 election record retention, asserting "the Election was Rigged" with the emotional punctuation "Shame!"

### Authorship
Posted at 16:52 UTC. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago (EDT, UTC-4), making this ~12:52 PM local time — business hours. The post is brief but has Trump's characteristic style: imperative framing ("A Must Read"), the capitalized "Election," the em-dash, and the single-word emotional exclamation "Shame!" This hybrid quality suggests Trump dictated or directed it, possibly with minimal aide formatting.

### Psychological State
This is a maintenance-mode post in the ongoing 2020 election grievance cycle. Nearly two years post-election, the perseveration on "Rigged" election claims is notable. The phrase "in many other ways also" is vague and expansive — characteristic of grandiose framing that implies vast hidden wrongdoing beyond what any single article documents.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial/Distortion**: Continued assertion of a "Rigged" election contrary to court findings and audits
- **Projection**: Implicit framing that others should feel "Shame" — externalizing moral failure

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Appeal to authority via shared article
- Imperative framing ("A Must Read")
- Emotional punctuation for moral weight ("Shame!")

### Cognitive Notes
Brief post limits cognitive assessment. "in many other ways also" is syntactically awkward but within baseline variation.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The 2020 election was rigged" | **False** | Over 60 court cases, multiple state audits (including Republican-led ones in Arizona and Georgia), DOJ investigations, and Trump's own Attorney General William Barr found no evidence of fraud sufficient to alter the election outcome. |

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (12:52 PM ET)
- Brief imperative style consistent with Trump dictation
- Capitalization patterns match Trump baseline
- Em-dash usage typical of Trump
- Single-word exclamation 'Shame!' is characteristic

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance — Defeat (American Thinker article on election records)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 5%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- distortion (pathological)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- directive framing creating in-group reading assignment
- moral solidarity through shared indignation

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Continued assertion of rigged election contrary to judicial findings
- Epistemic closure reinforcement via curated article sharing

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> The 2020 election was rigged

**FALSE**

Over 60 court cases, multiple state audits (including Republican-led ones in Arizona and Georgia), DOJ investigations, and Trump's own Attorney General William Barr found no evidence of fraud sufficient to alter the election outcome.

Sources: DOJ statements; State audit reports; Federal court rulings

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Tags

- election_fraud_claim (100%)
- maintenance_post (80%)
- article_share (70%)
- perseveration (60%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Afternoon of Curated Grievance and Self-Promotion**

Trump spent the afternoon sharing a rapid-fire barrage of favorable news links, mostly focused on the FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid and the 2020 election. The mood was calm and self-congratulatory, with no anger or notable outbursts -- more like a campaign newsletter than a social media tirade. He endorsed two congressional candidates, promoted Truth Social, and closed the evening by sharing a Bolsonaro quote praising him on Ukraine. A low-intensity, staff-managed kind of day.

Full digest for 2022-10-07: https://trump.fm/date/2022-10-07/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, October 7). A Must Read—the Election was Rigged, in many... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109128026969788560
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "A Must Read—the Election was Rigged, in many other ways..." Truth Social, 7 Oct. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109128026969788560. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "A Must Read—the Election was Rigged, in many other ways...," Truth Social, October 7, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109128026969788560.

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