Analysis: The Fake News made it almost impossible to find this. They s...

4y ago Aug 7, 2022 at 8:37 PM

The Fake News made it almost impossible to find this. They scrubbed it. And look who found it, Donald Trump.The Sanctimonious “Da Nang” Dick. They thought there would be no copies left, and there was one. This is nothing compared to others. If this was a Republican, he would have been gone years ago, and his tapes would have been broadcast all over the world.Vote for @LeoraLevyCT! https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/nyregion/18blumenthal.html

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-19. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Grandiose

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

55%

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

Indicators:

Third-person self-reference
Crude nickname coinage
Emotional combative tone
Stream-of-consciousness flow
Business hours but weekend posting

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Supply Seeking (CT Senate race endorsement opportunity)

Sentiment

-0.50

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

70%

Antisocial

30%

Paranoid

50%

Sadism

50%

Defense Mechanisms:

distortionprojectionsplitting

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

40%

Parasocial Techniques:

Hero narrative positioningUs-vs-them solidarity buildingDirect call to action

Danger Assessment

None

Gaslighting Detected:

Claims publicly accessible article was 'scrubbed' and made 'almost impossible to find'
Constructs false narrative of media cover-up around freely available information

Reality Distortions:

NYT article described as scrubbed/hidden when it remains publicly accessible
Implies singular heroic discovery of widely known and reported story

Fact Checks (2)

"The Fake News made it almost impossible to find this. They scrubbed it."

False

The linked NYT article from 2010 remains freely accessible at its original URL on nytimes.com

"Blumenthal misrepresented his Vietnam service"

True

The 2010 NYT investigation confirmed Blumenthal repeatedly claimed to have served 'in Vietnam' when he actually obtained five military deferments and served stateside in the Marine Reserve

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Analysis: Truth Social Post ts_108783512711024097 (2022-08-07)

Context

Trump attacks Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) over his well-documented false claims of having served in Vietnam, linking to a 2010 NYT exposé. The nickname "Da Nang Dick" is a derisive reference to Blumenthal's fabricated Vietnam service. Trump endorses Leora Levy for the CT Senate race.

Authorship

Posted at 4:37 PM ET (Trump likely at Bedminster in August 2022). Business hours but the emotional tone, stream-of-consciousness structure, and combative content are consistent with authentic Trump. The narrative framing ("look who found it, Donald Trump") referring to himself in third person is a signature pattern.

Psychological Analysis

The post reveals a characteristic pattern: Trump as the heroic discoverer who uncovers what "they" tried to hide. The paranoid framing ("scrubbed it," "thought there would be no copies left") constructs a conspiracy narrative around a 12-year-old news article that remains freely accessible on the NYT website. The double-standard grievance ("If this was a Republican...") is a recurring schema.

The nickname "Da Nang Dick" combines crude humor with political attack — a sadistic diminishment delivered with evident relish. The Trickster archetype is prominent: exposing hypocrisy of the establishment.

Rhetorical Devices

Conspiracy framing (media "scrubbed" publicly available article)
Whataboutism (Republican double standard)
Ad hominem via demeaning nickname
Self-aggrandizement as discoverer/hero
Call to action (vote endorsement)

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"The Fake News made it almost impossible to find this. They scrubbed it."	False	The linked NYT article from 2010 remains freely accessible at its original URL on nytimes.com
"Blumenthal misrepresented his Vietnam service"	True	The 2010 NYT investigation confirmed Blumenthal repeatedly claimed to have served 'in Vietnam' when he actually obtained five military deferments and served stateside in the Marine Reserve

Overall Veracity: 50%