TruthScraper

A Python project that uses Truthbrush to scrape Donald J. Trump posts from Truth Social and runs sentiment analysis using FinBERT to determine potential market impact.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/he-owen/TruthScraper.git
cd TruthScraper

2. Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended):

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # Linux/macOS
venv\Scripts\activate     # Windows

3. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Create a .env file in the project root with your Truth Social credentials:

TRUTHSOCIAL_USERNAME=your_username
TRUTHSOCIAL_PASSWORD=your_password

Usage

Run the scraper and analyze sentiment:

python main.py <TRUTH_SOCIAL_URL> --max-posts 5

Example:

python main.py https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump --max-posts 2

Output

Found 2 new post(s):

[2025-11-07T00:02:10.748Z] (ID: 115505478418176575) | Sentiment: Bullish
I just held a great call between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
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[2025-11-06T21:53:38.990Z] (ID: 115504973020459337) | Sentiment: Bullish
Joe Lombardo is the strong and very popular Governor of Nevada...
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