# Post ts_109695743169935885

- Post ID: `ts_109695743169935885`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-15T23:10:06.085Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109695743169935885
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109695743169935885/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109695743169935885.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/rumble/statuses/109667383236915830 The Fake News is fading fast in the Ratings department - Zero credibility. TRUTH IS THE HOTTEST THING GOING, THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. SIGN ON NOW!!!

## Engagement

- Likes: 13,640
- Reposts: 2,983
- Replies: 223
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.423Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:45:25.868Z (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 Post ts_109695743169935885 (2023-01-15)

### Post Content
RT of a Rumble post, followed by: "The Fake News is fading fast in the Ratings department - Zero credibility. TRUTH IS THE HOTTEST THING GOING, THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. SIGN ON NOW!!!"

### Timing & Authorship
Trump was at Mar-a-Lago in mid-January 2023 (EST). 23:10 UTC = 6:10 PM EST — late afternoon/early evening, within business hours but at the edge. The post has authentic Trump markers: ALL CAPS escalation, triple exclamation marks, hyperbolic superlatives, and the promotional/evangelical tone toward his own platform. The RT with added commentary is a typical Trump pattern. Score leans authentic.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a **supply-seeking** and **platform-promotion** post. The core dynamic is straightforward narcissistic supply: elevating his own platform while devaluing competitors ("Fake News," "Zero credibility"). The ALL CAPS section functions as grandiose self-extension — Truth Social is treated as an extension of self ("THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE").

The post sits within a cluster of media-criticism posts (Golden Globes ratings, SAG Awards) — a pattern of gleeful attention to competitors' declining metrics. This reflects **splitting** (Truth Social = all-good; legacy media = all-bad) and **idealization** of his own platform.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Hyperbole ("HOTTEST THING GOING")
- Populist framing ("VOICE OF THE PEOPLE")
- Appeal to bandwagon ("SIGN ON NOW")
- False equivalence between ratings decline and credibility

### Cognitive Notes
No notable markers. Syntax is simple but coherent and consistent with baseline Trump promotional style.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Truth Social is 'THE HOTTEST THING GOING'" | **Mostly False** | Truth Social had a small fraction of Twitter/Facebook users in Jan 2023 and was struggling with engagement metrics |
| "Fake News is fading fast in ratings" | **Half True** | Cable news ratings were declining broadly (including Fox News), but this was an industry-wide trend not unique to outlets Trump labels 'fake news' |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS escalation
- triple exclamation marks
- hyperbolic superlatives
- personal promotional tone
- edge of business hours

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking

Sentiment: +0.30

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- grandiose promotional energy
- ALL CAPS enthusiasm

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 25%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- populist identification
- call to action
- in-group invitation

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Truth Social is 'THE HOTTEST THING GOING'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Truth Social had a small fraction of Twitter/Facebook users in Jan 2023 and was struggling with engagement metrics

> Fake News is fading fast in ratings

**HALF TRUE**

Cable news ratings were declining broadly (including Fox News), but this was an industry-wide trend not unique to outlets Trump labels 'fake news'

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- platform-promotion (90%)
- media-criticism (70%)
- supply-seeking (80%)

## That day

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

**Biden Document Scandal Becomes Trump's Mirror — and His Shield**

Trump spent most of the day fixated on the Biden classified documents scandal, using it as both vindication and weapon in a three-part morning manifesto comparing Mar-a-Lago's security to Biden's garage. The mood was broadly self-congratulatory, with brief flashes of anger when addressing his own legal exposure. Outside the documents fight, the day was filled with casual endorsements, media-decline schadenfreude, and promotion of Truth Social. A late-night posting cluster after midnight and a large evening burst were bookended by a quiet midday stretch of link-only shares.

Full digest for 2023-01-15: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-15/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 15). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/rumble/statuses/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109695743169935885
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/rumble/statuses/1096673832..." Truth Social, 15 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109695743169935885. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/rumble/statuses/1096673832...," Truth Social, January 15, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109695743169935885.

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