Analysis: The Fake News Media has badly soiled Liz Cheney, who has jus...

4y ago Aug 21, 2022 at 12:26 PM

The Fake News Media has badly soiled Liz Cheney, who has just suffered the biggest defeat of a sitting Congressperson in history (broke the record of another Impeacher, Tom Rice of South Carolina!), losing by 40 points, all over the place doing interviews that nobody wants to hear. No wonder their ratings are sooo BAD. Her record setting horrible results were a referendum on the Unselect Committee of political Hacks and Thugs, of which she is definitely one! Amazing how they keep her on the air?

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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:

'sooo BAD' emphatic spelling
Parenthetical asides
Stream-of-consciousness structure
'Unselect Committee' branding
Rhetorical question ending

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Supply Seeking — Defeat (Liz Cheney's primary defeat)

Sentiment

+0.50

Mildly Hypomanic

Elevated, expansive moodGloating victory toneGrandiose framing of events

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

70%

Antisocial

30%

Paranoid

20%

Sadism

60%

Defense Mechanisms:

distortionprojectiondevaluation

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

40%

Cognitive Markers:

semantic paraphasiaperseveration

Parasocial Techniques:

Framing media ratings as audience rejection of enemiesPositioning electoral outcome as personal validation

Fact Checks (3)

"Biggest defeat of a sitting Congressperson in history"

Mostly False

Cheney's 37-point loss was severe but not historically unprecedented. Multiple incumbents have lost by larger margins.

"Losing by 40 points"

Mostly True

Actual margin was 37.4 points (66.3% to 28.9%), rounded up to 40.

"Broke the record of another Impeacher, Tom Rice of South Carolina"

Half True

Tom Rice did lose his 2022 primary after voting to impeach Trump, but the framing as a 'record' is misleading.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Psychological Analysis: Post ts_108860852052133228

Context

This post gloats over Liz Cheney's Wyoming primary loss (66.3% to 28.9%) while attacking media coverage of her. Posted 8:26 AM ET on a Sunday — Trump was likely at Bedminster, NJ during this period (August 2022). This is a morning post, in the ambiguous zone for authorship.

Authorship

The post contains several authentic Trump markers: "sooo BAD," the parenthetical asides, the rhetorical question ending, "Unselect Committee," invented superlatives ("biggest defeat...in history"), and the stream-of-consciousness quality. The word "soiled" is an unusual but characteristic Trump malapropism — he likely means "spoiled" (i.e., indulged/coddled Cheney by giving her airtime). The grammatical structure is loose but functional. High confidence this is authentic.

Psychological Analysis

This is a classic narcissistic victory lap. Cheney's defeat represents revenge for her impeachment vote — a prior narcissistic injury now resolved. The post exhibits grandiose state narcissism with sadistic enjoyment of an enemy's humiliation.

Defense Mechanisms

Distortion: Claims "biggest defeat of a sitting Congressperson in history" — actually the second-worst in 60 years, not all-time.
Projection: Calls the Jan 6 Committee "Hacks and Thugs" — projecting qualities frequently attributed to Trump himself.
Devaluation: Cheney reduced to someone "nobody wants to hear."

Rhetorical Techniques

The post uses hyperbole ("40 points," "biggest...in history"), ad hominem attacks, and the parasocial technique of framing media ratings as a proxy for audience agreement with him. "Unselect Committee" is a persistent neologistic branding device (perseveration across posts).

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Biggest defeat of a sitting Congressperson in history"	Mostly False	Cheney's 37-point loss was severe but not historically unprecedented. Multiple incumbents have lost by larger margins.
"Losing by 40 points"	Mostly True	Actual margin was 37.4 points (66.3% to 28.9%), rounded up to 40.
"Broke the record of another Impeacher, Tom Rice of South Carolina"	Half True	Tom Rice did lose his 2022 primary after voting to impeach Trump, but the framing as a 'record' is misleading.

Overall Veracity: 50%