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Behind the Aegis

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Fri Oct 22, 2021, 03:14 PM Oct 2021

(Jewish Group) Trump's new social media platform about 'truth' doesn't seem safe for Jews

Having been banned from most mainstream social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Donald Trump has had to get creative with his communications. Thursday, he announced his newest plan — his own social media app, called TRUTH Social, which is currently slated to roll out nationwide in early 2022.

It’s unclear what TRUTH Social will be like as an app; the advertisements for it look an awful lot like a banal Facebook feed, complete with blue branding and videos of a dancing orangutan. There’s no sign yet of Trump grandstanding about the fake news media or making America great again.

But don’t worry, the former president hasn’t toned down his rhetoric; the press release has the expected Trump-style punctuations and grandiosity. “I am excited to send out my first TRUTH on TRUTH Social very soon,” he is quoted as saying. “I’m excited to soon begin sharing my thoughts on TRUTH Social and to fight back against Big Tech. Everyone asks me why doesn’t someone stand up to Big Tech? Well, we will be soon!”

Trump’s statement implies that the branding will call each post a “truth,” much like each post on Twitter is a tweet. This kind of branding will likely subconsciously lend “truthiness” to the posts, associating the Trump name with truth and reinforcing the assumption that everything on the platform is factual. After all, how could you log on and “truth” while lying?

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(Jewish Group) Trump's new social media platform about 'truth' doesn't seem safe for Jews (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Oct 2021 OP
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Did you click on the link in the OP BumRushDaShow Oct 2021 #2
Trump's followers were ranting in Charlottesville as they marched yelling their slogans such as 'Jew keithbvadu2 Oct 2021 #3

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keithbvadu2

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3. Trump's followers were ranting in Charlottesville as they marched yelling their slogans such as 'Jew
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 07:39 PM
Oct 2021

Trump's followers were ranting in Charlottesville as they marched yelling their slogans such as 'Jews will not replace us' and mentioning the ovens ready again.

The followers who Trump called good people on both sides.

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