# Post ts_109485530995418397

- Post ID: `ts_109485530995418397`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-09T20:10:22.858Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109485530995418397
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109485530995418397/analysis

## Post text

> https://babylonbee.com/news/disinformation-on-twitter-down-92-as-nyt-writers-go-on-strike

## Engagement

- Likes: 12,233
- Reposts: 3,292
- Replies: 401
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.427Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:42:08.953Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Babylon Bee Satire Share (2022-12-09)

Trump shares a Babylon Bee satirical article with the headline "Disinformation On Twitter Down 92% As NYT Writers Go On Strike." This is a link-only post with no original commentary.

### Context
This post fits into a pattern visible across all five posts from this date: curating and amplifying media content that supports the narrative that mainstream media (NYT, Washington Post) are sources of "disinformation," while Twitter under Elon Musk's new ownership is being liberated. The Twitter Files had recently been released, and Trump was clearly energized by the narrative that Big Tech had colluded with government to suppress conservative speech.

### Authorship
Posted at 3:10 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago, so same timezone). Business-hours link curation with no original text is consistent with either aide posting or Trump browsing and sharing. The Babylon Bee is a known Trump favorite (they interviewed him), and the volume of link-sharing this day suggests active engagement. Moderate probability of authentic posting given the pattern.

### Psychological Function
This post serves as passive-aggressive attack on the NYT via humor. The satirical frame allows the claim "NYT = disinformation" to be communicated with plausible deniability. It reinforces the in-group/out-group epistemic divide: legacy media lies, new Twitter tells truth.

### Defense Mechanisms
The post functions as **displacement** and **projection**—amid Trump Organization fraud convictions and constitutional termination controversy, attention is redirected toward media credibility attacks.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "NYT writers were on strike (satirical premise)" | **False** | This is a Babylon Bee satire article; no actual NYT strike occurred at this time |

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 50%)

### Indicators

- Link-only post with no original text
- Business hours (3:10 PM ET)
- Babylon Bee is known Trump favorite
- Part of high-volume link-sharing day

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Multiple concurrent threats: legal defeats, political losses, backlash to Constitution comments)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- displacement (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared humor as in-group bonding
- epistemic framing

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Epistemic inversion: framing mainstream journalism as 'disinformation' while promoting satirical source as truth-teller

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._

> NYT writers were on strike (satirical premise)

**FALSE**

This is a Babylon Bee satire article; no actual NYT strike occurred at this time

Sources: Babylon Bee is a known satirical publication

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Tags

- media-attack (80%)
- twitter-files (60%)
- satire-sharing (90%)
- epistemic-warfare (70%)

## That day

_From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._

**Under Siege on All Fronts, Trump Builds a Persecution Cathedral From the Twitter Files**

Trump spent the day besieged by his company's fraud conviction, fallout from dining with white supremacists, and the expanding classified documents probe — but addressed almost none of it head-on. Instead, he seized on the Twitter Files as proof the 2020 election was stolen, hammering the theme from morning to evening. The most alarming moment came when he accused Jewish leaders of disloyalty for criticizing the Fuentes dinner, warning their ingratitude was costing Israel support in Congress. He also dismissed the newly freed Brittney Griner as an "America hating basketball player," turning a hostage release into a grievance competition. The afternoon devolved into a rapid-fire dump of favorable links, suggesting the morning's emotional fuel had burned out.

Full digest for 2022-12-09: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-09/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 9). https://babylonbee.com/news/disinformation-on-twit... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109485530995418397
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://babylonbee.com/news/disinformation-on-twitter-down-9..." Truth Social, 9 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109485530995418397. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://babylonbee.com/news/disinformation-on-twitter-down-9...," Truth Social, December 9, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109485530995418397.

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