About r/technicallythetruth
In its own words:
For information that is technically true, but far from the expected answer.
Community guide
r/technicallythetruth collects answers or statements that are technically correct while missing the expected point. Rank #136 (about 5.9 million subscribers). Rules ban low-effort text truths, recent reposts, politics, spam, bad titles, and off-topic content that is not “technically the truth.”
Format
Image/video examples of pedantic-but-true replies or situations. Sample ~5 ppd; links limited to usual image/video hosts.
Practical pointers
No political content; be civil; avoid low-effort text posts; no spam.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Nov 15, 2017, which makes it 8 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,290 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/Tinder (#135) and ahead of r/nutrition (#137) in our ranking.
What sets r/technicallythetruth apart
Compared with other large communities, r/technicallythetruth leans heavily on images (95% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 17%). Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 0.8 new posts a day per million members, which puts it in the quietest fifth of the Top 100. A good post has less competition here.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/technicallythetruth grew from 5,909,321 to 5,915,873 subscribers (+6.6K, +0.11%). That is about 149 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/technicallythetruth talks about
We read the titles of 43 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “answer”, “equally”, “bad”, “bisexual” and “middle”. Recurring phrases include “equally bad” and “middle finger”. By format, 95% are images and 5% are links.
Activity and best time to post
r/technicallythetruth gets about 5.0 new posts a day. The public archive holds 378,007 posts and 4,644,006 comments in total, about 12.3 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (12 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (2). Posting peaks around 15:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.
Rules of r/technicallythetruth
The moderators of r/technicallythetruth list 8 rules. In short:
- No text posts/any posts with low effort truth statements.
- No Recent Reposts (within last 3 months)
- Don't insult or threaten your fellow redditors.
- No links aside from usual image/video hosting sites(Imgur, YouTube, etc).
- Don't post content that's not technically the truth / Off-topic.
- No Bad Titles.
- No Spam
- No Political content allowed.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/technicallythetruth and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/technicallythetruth have?
r/technicallythetruth has 5,915,873 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #136 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 6,552 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/technicallythetruth created?
r/technicallythetruth was created on Nov 15, 2017, so it has been around for 8 years.
Is r/technicallythetruth still active?
Yes. r/technicallythetruth gets about 5.0 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 378,007 posts and 4,644,006 comments.
What is the best time to post in r/technicallythetruth?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 15:00 UTC, with the fewest around 05:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/technicallythetruth?
The community describes itself as: “For information that is technically true, but far from the expected answer.” Recent post titles often mention answer, equally, bad, bisexual and middle. Most posts are images (95%).
Is r/technicallythetruth SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/technicallythetruth as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/technicallythetruth?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/technicallythetruth accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images enabled. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “No text posts/any posts with low effort truth statements.”; “No Recent Reposts (within last 3 months)”; “Don't insult or threaten your fellow redditors.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/technicallythetruth?
Communities with similar topics include r/TrueCrime (3.4M), r/nottheonion (26.1M), r/askscience (26.4M), r/StarWars (4.7M) and r/AskReddit (60M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/technicallythetruth.