# Post ts_109235838716895436

- Post ID: `ts_109235838716895436`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-10-26T17:50:21.045Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109235838716895436
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109235838716895436/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/oct/25/infamous-steele-dossier-fbi-nurtured-biggest-hoax-/

## Engagement

- Likes: 16,850
- Reposts: 5,913
- Replies: 486
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.431Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:54:46.946Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Steele Dossier Link Share (2022-10-26)

## Overview
A bare URL share of a Washington Times article about the Steele dossier and FBI. This is one of approximately six link-only posts from the same day, suggesting a bulk content curation session—likely aide-driven.

## Authorship
Posted at 1:50 PM ET during business hours. The lack of any personal commentary, combined with the pattern of rapid-fire link shares throughout the day, is consistent with aide (likely Scavino) curation. Trump's authentic posts on the Steele dossier topic typically feature emotional commentary, ALL CAPS, and personal grievance language.

## Psychological Function
The Steele dossier represents one of Trump's most enduring narcissistic injuries—the suggestion that his 2016 election was aided by Russia and therefore illegitimate. Even in this low-effort format, the topic selection reveals ongoing preoccupation with perceived persecution by intelligence agencies. This fits a **maintenance** pattern: keeping the grievance narrative alive in followers' minds.

## Context
This post appears during a period of intense political activity: midterm campaigning, the Jan 6 committee subpoena, and Bannon's sentencing. The volume of link shares on this date suggests an effort to flood the feed with favorable narratives—consistent with the firehose model of information management.

## Clinical Significance
Low. This is routine grievance maintenance with no original content to analyze linguistically or cognitively.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The Steele dossier was the 'biggest hoax' nurtured by the FBI" | **Mostly False** | While the Steele dossier contained unverified claims and the Durham investigation found FBI failures in vetting it, the broader Russia investigation produced 34 indictments, multiple convictions, and the Senate Intelligence Committee (Republican-led) confirmed Russia interfered to help Trump. Characterizing the entire matter as a 'hoax' is misleading. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- link-only post with no personal commentary
- business hours posting (1:50 PM ET)
- clean formatting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance — Exposure (Washington Times article on Steele dossier)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 5%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- grievance validation
- shared victimhood narrative

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> The Steele dossier was the 'biggest hoax' nurtured by the FBI

**MOSTLY FALSE**

While the Steele dossier contained unverified claims and the Durham investigation found FBI failures in vetting it, the broader Russia investigation produced 34 indictments, multiple convictions, and the Senate Intelligence Committee (Republican-led) confirmed Russia interfered to help Trump. Characterizing the entire matter as a 'hoax' is misleading.

Sources: Mueller Report; Senate Intelligence Committee Report Vol. 5; Durham Investigation Final Report

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- russia-investigation (90%)
- link-share (100%)
- steele-dossier (90%)
- fbi-grievance (70%)

## That day

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

**Midterm Endorsement Machine: A Low-Intensity Day of Routine Campaign Operations**

A quiet, operationally focused day dominated by midterm endorsements, link sharing, and rally announcements with almost no emotional heat. The only real flash of frustration came in a late-night post criticizing Mitch McConnell for spending millions to re-elect Lisa Murkowski in Alaska instead of backing Trump-aligned candidates. The rest of the day read like a campaign staff clipboard -- endorsements for candidates in Minnesota, Texas, and Georgia, plus a batch of conservative media links shared in rapid succession during the early afternoon. The day ended calmly with a book plug for Ted Cruz.

Full digest for 2022-10-26: https://trump.fm/date/2022-10-26/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, October 26). https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/oct/25/i... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109235838716895436
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/oct/25/infamous-st..." Truth Social, 26 Oct. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109235838716895436. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/oct/25/infamous-st...," Truth Social, October 26, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109235838716895436.

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