# Post ts_109292708515509673

- Post ID: `ts_109292708515509673`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-05T18:53:05.319Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109292708515509673/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109292708515509673.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Do you think the Fake News Media will be comparing crowd size today, which is an indication of who won in 2020, and who is going to win in 2022 and 2024 — 50 times a crowd, maybe more!

## Media

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/109/292/708/404/322/359/original/5f2426150cd8816d.qt

## Engagement

- Likes: 27,256
- Reposts: 6,736
- Replies: 1,520
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.430Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:01:22.975Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Truth Social Post ts_109292708515509673

### Context
Posted November 5, 2022 at 18:53 UTC. Trump was in Latrobe, Pennsylvania for a rally that evening (7 PM EDT). Local time: ~2:53 PM EDT. This is during his final midterm campaign push, three days before the November 8 elections. Biden and Obama were campaigning in Philadelphia the same day—a direct competitive frame.

### Authorship
The post timing (early afternoon) and the rhetorical question format are consistent with either Trump or an aide. However, the characteristic hyperbolic "50 times a crowd, maybe more!" with the imprecise, stream-of-consciousness quality and the persistent return to crowd size as validation metric strongly suggest authentic Trump. The slightly awkward phrasing ("50 times a crowd") is characteristic of his informal dictation style.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a textbook **supply-seeking** post rooted in narcissistic validation through crowd size—a metric Trump has been fixated on since his inauguration. The crowd size obsession serves as a concrete, visible proxy for admiration and dominance. The rhetorical question to "Fake News Media" reflects the persecutory framework: the media *should* validate him but won't.

The logical chain—crowd size proves 2020 victory AND predicts 2022/2024 wins—is a **distortion** defense, reshaping reality so that rally attendance equals electoral legitimacy. This is notably detached from actual polling or electoral mechanics.

The competitive trigger is clear: Biden and Obama rallying in Philadelphia the same day. The "50 times a crowd" claim is a direct dominance assertion against their event.

### Cognitive Note
"50 times a crowd, maybe more!" is syntactically incomplete—"50 times *the* crowd" or "50 times *their* crowd" would be standard. Minor but consistent with his baseline informal style.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Rhetorical question (engaging audience as co-conspirators against media)
- Hyperbole ("50 times a crowd, maybe more!")
- Enemy naming ("Fake News Media")
- Circular logic (crowd size = electoral proof)
- Implicit whataboutism (why won't they compare?)

### Reality Distortion
The claim that crowd size is "an indication of who won in 2020" is a reality distortion—rally attendance does not determine or indicate election outcomes. This reinforces the stolen election narrative through indirect assertion.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "His crowd is 50 times larger than the comparison (implied Biden/Obama)" | **Mostly False** | Biden/Obama Philadelphia rally drew thousands. Trump rallies typically draw 5,000-15,000. A 50x ratio would require opponents drawing only 100-300 people, which is false for the Philadelphia event. |
| "Crowd size is an indication of who won in 2020" | **False** | Rally attendance does not correlate with or indicate election outcomes. Biden won the 2020 election by over 7 million popular votes and 306-232 in the Electoral College despite holding smaller rallies (partly due to COVID protocols). |

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Imprecise phrasing ('50 times a crowd')
- Crowd size fixation (signature topic)
- Stream-of-consciousness rhetorical question
- Afternoon timing during rally day is ambiguous

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Comparison (Biden/Obama competing rally in Philadelphia same day)

Sentiment: +0.40

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose claims
- Rally-day elevated energy

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Rhetorical question creating shared grievance against media
- Inviting audience to validate crowd size narrative

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframing crowd size as electoral proof to undermine documented 2020 results
- Implying media is hiding the 'truth' about crowd comparisons

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._

> His crowd is 50 times larger than the comparison (implied Biden/Obama)

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Biden/Obama Philadelphia rally drew thousands. Trump rallies typically draw 5,000-15,000. A 50x ratio would require opponents drawing only 100-300 people, which is false for the Philadelphia event.

> Crowd size is an indication of who won in 2020

**FALSE**

Rally attendance does not correlate with or indicate election outcomes. Biden won the 2020 election by over 7 million popular votes and 306-232 in the Electoral College despite holding smaller rallies (partly due to COVID protocols).

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Tags

- crowd_size_fixation (90%)
- election_denial (70%)
- media_attack (50%)
- campaign_rally (60%)

## That day

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

**Low-Key Campaign Saturday: Rally Promo and Endorsements in Pennsylvania**

A quiet campaign Saturday with just four posts, all focused on Trump's rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Three were boilerplate — a rally announcement and two congressional endorsements — likely written by staff. The only post that sounded like Trump himself was a jab at the media over crowd sizes, taking an implicit shot at Biden and Obama's competing rally in Philadelphia the same day. No anger, no drama, just midterm-season promotion.

Full digest for 2022-11-05: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-05/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 5). Do you think the Fake News Media will be... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109292708515509673
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Do you think the Fake News Media will be comparing crowd..." Truth Social, 5 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109292708515509673. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Do you think the Fake News Media will be comparing crowd...," Truth Social, November 5, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109292708515509673.

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