Analysis: FACEBOOK, which has lost Billions of Dollars in value since ...

3y ago Jan 25, 2023 at 10:20 PM

FACEBOOK, which has lost Billions of Dollars in value since “deplatforming” your favorite President, me, has just announced that they are reinstating my account. Such a thing should never again happen to a sitting President, or anybody else who is not deserving of retribution! THANK YOU TO TRUTH SOCIAL FOR DOING SUCH AN INCREDIBLE JOB. YOUR GROWTH IS OUTSTANDING, AND FUTURE UNLIMITED!!!

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-20. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Grandiose

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

55%

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

Indicators:

Self-referential parenthetical ('your favorite President, me')
ALL CAPS passages
Hyperbolic superlatives ('INCREDIBLE', 'OUTSTANDING', 'UNLIMITED')
Business hours timing (5:20 PM EST)
Strategic dual-purpose messaging suggests some coordination

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Supply Seeking (Meta reinstatement announcement)

Sentiment

+0.60

Mildly Hypomanic

Expansive grandiosityALL CAPS enthusiasmUnlimited future projections

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

80%

Antisocial

20%

Paranoid

20%

Sadism

10%

Defense Mechanisms:

distortionsplittingrationalization

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

50%

Cognitive Markers:

temporal confusion

Parasocial Techniques:

Direct address to followers ('your favorite President')Gratitude performance ('THANK YOU')Shared identity framing (Truth Social as 'our' platform)

Danger Assessment

None

Gaslighting Detected:

False causation between deplatforming and Meta stock decline
Framing platform moderation as illegitimate 'retribution'

Reality Distortions:

Meta's stock decline attributed to Trump's removal rather than business factors
Truth Social characterized as having 'outstanding growth' and 'unlimited future' despite modest metrics

Fact Checks (2)

"Facebook has lost Billions of Dollars in value since deplatforming Trump"

Mostly False

Meta's stock did decline ~65% in 2022, but this was driven by metaverse spending, iOS privacy changes, TikTok competition, and tech sector downturn — not Trump's removal. No credible analyst attributed the decline to deplatforming.

"Truth Social growth is outstanding"

Mostly False

Truth Social had modest user growth but remained a niche platform with ~2M monthly active users, far below major social networks. It faced financial difficulties and delayed merger with DWAC.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Psychological Analysis: Facebook Reinstatement Post (2023-01-25)

Context

Meta announced on January 25, 2023 that it would reinstate Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts, which had been suspended since January 7, 2021 following the Capitol breach. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago; 22:20 UTC = 5:20 PM EST — business hours, consistent with either Trump or aide authorship.

Authorship

The post has mixed signals. The ALL CAPS style, self-referential grandiosity ("your favorite President, me"), and the emotional exclamation marks are authentic Trump markers. The parenthetical self-identification ("your favorite President, me") is a signature Trump construction. However, the timing is business hours and the post serves a strategic communication purpose (acknowledging Facebook while promoting Truth Social). The content reads as Trump-dictated, possibly lightly formatted by staff.

Psychological Dynamics

This is a supply-seeking post wrapped in a narcissistic victory lap. The reinstatement serves as external validation — Facebook's reversal is framed as proof that deplatforming was wrong and costly. The phrase "lost Billions of Dollars in value" implies causation (Meta's stock decline was due to removing Trump), a grandiose distortion.

The interesting tension: Trump must simultaneously celebrate being allowed back on Facebook while promoting Truth Social. He resolves this by framing Facebook as the supplicant returning to him, while praising Truth Social's future — maintaining narcissistic supply from both directions.

Defense Mechanisms

Distortion: Meta's stock decline (driven by metaverse spending, ad revenue decline, competition) is attributed to Trump's removal
Rationalization: The reinstatement validates his position rather than representing a routine policy review
Splitting: Facebook is implicitly "bad" (lost billions, shouldn't have deplatformed) while Truth Social is "INCREDIBLE"

Rhetorical Analysis

The phrase "not deserving of retribution" is notable — he uses "retribution" rather than "punishment" or "censorship," revealing a framework where platform moderation = political vengeance. This word choice foreshadows his later "I am your retribution" campaign theme (announced at CPAC, March 2023).

"Should never again happen to a sitting President" — he was not a sitting president when deplatformed (Jan 7, 2021, post-election loss), suggesting either deliberate reality distortion or temporal blurring.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Facebook has lost Billions of Dollars in value since deplatforming Trump"	Mostly False	Meta's stock did decline ~65% in 2022, but this was driven by metaverse spending, iOS privacy changes, TikTok competition, and tech sector downturn — not Trump's removal. No credible analyst attributed the decline to deplatforming.
"Truth Social growth is outstanding"	Mostly False	Truth Social had modest user growth but remained a niche platform with ~2M monthly active users, far below major social networks. It faced financial difficulties and delayed merger with DWAC.

Overall Veracity: 20%