# Post ts_109609397020037546

- Post ID: `ts_109609397020037546`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-31T17:11:08.394Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109609397020037546
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109609397020037546/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109609397020037546.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> TRUTH is doing unbelievably well! https://dcenquirer.com/far-left-nyt-admits-trumps-massive-success-with-truth-social-is-crushing-opponents-megaphone-to-the-word/

## Engagement

- Likes: 16,236
- Reposts: 3,953
- Replies: 689
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:16:24.568Z (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 Promotion Post (2022-12-31)

### Context
New Year's Eve 2022, posted at 12:11 PM ET (Trump at Mar-a-Lago). This is one of several posts on this day attacking media outlets and promoting his brand. The linked article from "DC Enquirer" reframes NYT coverage as an admission of Truth Social's success.

### Authorship
Midday timing and the link-sharing format suggest possible aide involvement, but the brief exclamatory framing ("TRUTH is doing unbelievably well!") and characteristic superlative usage are consistent with Trump's voice. Likely authentic or lightly assisted.

### Psychological Dynamics
This post is straightforward narcissistic supply-seeking. It follows a post attacking the NYT as "Fake and Corrupt News" and "Enemy of the People," creating a one-two pattern: devalue the source, then reframe that same source as validating you. The cognitive dissonance (NYT is fake news BUT their acknowledgment proves my success) is a hallmark splitting pattern.

The word "unbelievably" and the framing of a partisan blog repackaging NYT content as proof of "massive success" reflect grandiose distortion. Truth Social was struggling with user retention and technical issues at this time.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Hyperbole ("unbelievably well," "massive success," "crushing opponents")
- Appeal to hostile-source validation (if even the enemy admits it...)
- Information laundering: NYT content filtered through partisan site to add favorable editorial framing

### Longitudinal Note
This post fits the day's pattern of media attacks (NYT, CNN, MSNBC, Fox) combined with self-promotion — a routine maintenance cycle rather than crisis response.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "TRUTH is doing unbelievably well" | **Mostly False** | Truth Social launched in February 2022 and struggled with technical issues, wait lists, and user retention. By late 2022 it had roughly 2 million monthly active users compared to Twitter's 350M+. Financial filings showed significant losses. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Midday posting (12:11 PM ET)
- Brief exclamatory style consistent with Trump
- Link-sharing format common to both Trump and aides
- Characteristic superlative 'unbelievably'

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking

Sentiment: +0.80

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- elevated self-assessment disconnected from objective metrics

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 15%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- brand identification — conflating platform success with personal success
- hostile-source validation technique

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> TRUTH is doing unbelievably well

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Truth Social launched in February 2022 and struggled with technical issues, wait lists, and user retention. By late 2022 it had roughly 2 million monthly active users compared to Twitter's 350M+. Financial filings showed significant losses.

Sources: SEC filings; third-party app analytics

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- truth-social-promotion (90%)
- media-attack (30%)
- grandiosity (70%)

## That day

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

**New Year's Eve Consumed by Media Attacks and Grievance While Tax Return Release Goes Unmentioned**

Trump spent New Year's Eve posting from Mar-a-Lago in a restless, combative mood that stretched from late night into the early morning hours. The day's most striking feature was what he didn't say -- despite Congress releasing his tax returns just days earlier, he never acknowledged them, instead lashing out at the New York Times as "Enemy of the People" and attacking every major cable network including Fox News. The afternoon brought a rapid-fire dump of curated articles painting Biden's America as failing. Overall, the day felt like a grievance inventory disguised as year-end reflection, with late-night posting hinting at disrupted sleep.

Full digest for 2022-12-31: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-31/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 31). TRUTH is doing unbelievably well!... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109609397020037546
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "TRUTH is doing unbelievably well! https://dcenquirer.com/far..." Truth Social, 31 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109609397020037546. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "TRUTH is doing unbelievably well! https://dcenquirer.com/far...," Truth Social, December 31, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109609397020037546.

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