Question

Donald Trump is not well but he is also severely depressed.

Answer 1

This link leads to an X (or Twitter) post from a user who cannot be verified as any public figure or established individual in a field qualified to diagnose a person's mental state. It expands into a thread primarily focused on the user's replies to their post to expand on the claim, but each reply cities no source or evidence and uses language that would best fit the criteria for theorization.
A partial quote from the user's post which indicates such theorization: "[...]although I do think he has other early signs of it."

Additionally, in the user's further replies, they continue making sub-claims about Trump's own thoughts as to his political career and other theories based on hypotheticals.

Based on the conclusion that the user makes a direct, explicit claim that former President Donald J. Trump "is severely depressed", yet provides no supplemental sources to back this main claim or any of its following sub-claims, this is more likely than not false information.

Comments

Great summary of information found by going to the link. It is a clickbait title with no substance behind it to gain any traction as there is no valid news article backing this claim.

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Good job that user simply put in a "X" post with no concrete evidence and if you click on the profile they are not a reputable journalist and simply someone saying their opinion. Also, in the post they shared no articles from reputable news sources and shared someone simply sharing their opinion.

Answer 2

Upon examining the post that claims Donald Trump is severely depressed, you will notice that it was shared on the "X." This app allows users to express their thoughts without automatic fact-checking. As a result, anything shared on this platform could be true or false. ABC News also reports that Trump has not released any doctor reports besides his 2018 physical exam. In that exam, Trump was claimed to have "high cholesterol, a high body mass index, and rosacea, a chronic skin condition that causes flushing or redness in the face," nothing that relates to him being depressed or of poor mental health.  The person who made this claim also has no type of background that is grounds for her post to be.  deemed true. She is simply a citizen who stated an opinion on Trump with no evidence to back it up. This overall reveals the misleading information that can come from social media and the power that lies upon all of our hands when posting a claim.

Answer 3

This is less of a claim and more of an opinion from someone not claiming to be an expert in the mental health field. Nor does the person submitting this claim pretend to know Donald Trump at all besides what they see from him as a public figure.

Comments

I agree, Twitter/X is definitely not a reliable source and the only way to make this a legitamate claim is by finding a reliable news source that has reported on a topic, the LA times wrote an opinion piece about Donald Trump possibly having mental challenges, and referenced a book in which 37 psychiatrists assessed the mental health of the former president. This article and the book it referenced would be a much more convincing source to back up somebody trying to make this claim.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-08-12/donald-trump-mental-health

Answer 4

The first thing I noticed was that the post was shared on Twitter, which made me question its credibility. There’s really no way the person posting this could have any personal connection to Donald Trump, so it’s safe to assume this is more of an opinion rather than anything factual. It's important to be cautious with posts like this, social media is often full of speculation, opinions and without solid sources or evidence (just like the link to the post). So its most definitely false.

Comments

I agree with your comments on how social media is full of speculation and misinformation but I wouldn't immediately declare this statement as something that is "true" or "false". As others have mentioned underneath this post, this is more of an opinion someone has posted on Twitter, not a factual claim. I think in general it is also good to go into social media without making any assumptions, as no one shares (or truthfully shares) their personal information, credibility, or knowledge, you don't know if they know Trump or not, so it is best to look at social media with an unbiased and neutral approach.