diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/truth.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/truth.py
index cde353c76..462875b89 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/truth.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/truth.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class TruthIE(InfoExtractor):
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
-        status = self._download_json(f'https://truthsocial.com/api/v1/statuses/{video_id}', video_id)
+        status = self._download_json('https://truthsocial.com/api/v1/statuses/' + video_id, video_id)
         uploader_id = strip_or_none(status['account']['username'])
         return {
             'id': video_id,