diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/truth.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/truth.py
index b48273779..c1d83b2ee 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/truth.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/truth.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class TruthIE(InfoExtractor):
             'info_dict': {
                 'id': '108779000807761862',
                 'ext': 'qt',
-                'title': '0d8691160c73d663',
+                'title': 'realDonaldTrump-0d8691160c73d663',
                 'timestamp': 1659835827,
                 'upload_date': '20220807',
                 'uploader': 'Donald J. Trump',
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class TruthIE(InfoExtractor):
             'info_dict': {
                 'id': '108618228543962049',
                 'ext': 'mp4',
-                'title': """RETRACTO #368: Utah NPR Affiliate RETRACTS False Claim Live On Air Following Veritas' Reporting on Curtis Campaign  \n“Nothing I ever do will suffice for these people. They are engaged in conspiracy theories. They are doing precisely the thing they project that I do. Which is they don’t believe in facts, they don’t believe in logic, and they don’t believe in rationality.” - James O’Keefe""",
+                'title': 'ProjectVeritasAction-6e24b75a4604b594',
+                'description': """RETRACTO #368: Utah NPR Affiliate RETRACTS False Claim Live On Air Following Veritas' Reporting on Curtis Campaign  \n“Nothing I ever do will suffice for these people. They are engaged in conspiracy theories. They are doing precisely the thing they project that I do. Which is they don’t believe in facts, they don’t believe in logic, and they don’t believe in rationality.” - James O’Keefe""",
                 'timestamp': 1657382637,
                 'upload_date': '20220709',
                 'uploader': 'Project Veritas Action',
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ class TruthIE(InfoExtractor):
         url = status['media_attachments'][0]['url']
 
         # Pull out metadata
-        title = strip_or_none(clean_html(status.get('content'))) or self._generic_title(url)
+        description = strip_or_none(clean_html(status.get('content')))
         timestamp = unified_timestamp(status.get('created_at'))
         account = status.get('account') or {}
         uploader = strip_or_none(account.get('display_name'))
@@ -66,11 +67,17 @@ class TruthIE(InfoExtractor):
         like_count = int_or_none(status.get('favourites_count'))
         comment_count = int_or_none(status.get('replies_count'))
 
+        # Keep the file name short so it doesn't exceed filesystem limits
+        title = self._generic_title(url)
+        if uploader_id:
+            title = '%s-%s' % (uploader_id, title)
+
         # Return the stuff
         return {
             'id': video_id,
             'url': url,
             'title': title,
+            'description': description,
             'timestamp': timestamp,
             'uploader': uploader,
             'uploader_id': uploader_id,