Analysis: Facebook has just admitted that it wrongly censored the Trum...

2y ago Jul 30, 2024 at 12:51 PM

Facebook has just admitted that it wrongly censored the Trump “attempted assassination photo,” and got caught. Same thing for Google. They made it virtually impossible to find pictures or anything about this heinous act. Both are facing BIG BACKLASH OVER CENSORSHIP CLAIMS. Here we go again, another attempt at RIGGING THE ELECTION!!! GO AFTER META AND GOOGLE. LET THEM KNOW WE ARE ALL WISE TO THEM, WILL BE MUCH TOUGHER THIS TIME. MAGA2024!

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-25. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

Elevated

Narcissistic State

Mixed

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

78%

Post dated July 30, 2024 concerns Meta and Google's content moderation of the iconic July 13 assassination-attempt photo. Clinically significant due to stochastic terrorism indicators: named corporate targets (Meta, Google), articulated grievances (election rigging through censorship), explicit mobilization directive ("GO AFTER"), and forward threat ("WILL BE MUCH TOUGHER THIS TIME"). Paranoid features are pronounced (0.82): the inferential leap from a corrected content-moderation decision to coordinated electoral sabotage is made with no supporting evidence and renders itself unfalsifiable. The narcissistic dynamics are complex — the assassination photo represented concentrated supply (survival, martyrdom, triumph); its suppression constitutes both supply theft and perceived political persecution, triggering a mixed vulnerable-grandiose state and disproportionate rage (intensity 0.72, proportionality 0.25). Defense mechanisms include projection (attributing systematic manipulation to platforms), splitting (MAGA/enlightened vs. tech/corrupt), and denial (rejecting policy-based explanations). Factually, Meta did acknowledge and reverse a moderation decision, but the claim that images were "virtually impossible to find" is false — the photo was among the most circulated of the year. The election-rigging framing converts a routine (if debatable) content policy into existential electoral conspiracy. Danger level rated elevated given the named-target mobilization structure. Longitudinal note: election-rigging schema is perseverative across this period's posts, applied identically to OPEC pricing, Harris's policy record, and now tech censorship.

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

Indicators:

ALL CAPS escalation mid-post is consistent with authentic Trump emotional ramp-up
Idiomatic 'Here we go again' is classic Trump filler phrase
'got caught' framing — accusatory, colloquial, unpolished
Multiple exclamation points and ellision of articles typical of authentic posts
MAGA2024 hashtag used as rally cry rather than professional sign-off

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Mixed State

Trigger: Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Meta/Google content moderation of assassination attempt photo)

Rage: Intensity 72% targeting Meta, Google, and implicitly the broader 'establishment' perceived as electoral saboteurs

Proportionality

25%

Sentiment

-0.62

Mildly Hypomanic

Rapid escalation from declarative to ALL CAPS within a single postMobilization energy — 'GO AFTER,' 'LET THEM KNOW' — suggests elevated activation stateMultiple exclamation points and capitalization consistent with heightened arousalGrandiosity ('WILL BE MUCH TOUGHER THIS TIME') emerging from a vulnerability trigger

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

78%

Antisocial

55%

Paranoid

82%

Sadism

30%

Defense Mechanisms:

projectionsplittingdenialrationalization

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

100%

Parasocial Techniques:

Collective 'we' ('WE ARE ALL WISE TO THEM') fuses speaker and audience into unified persecuted in-groupDirect imperative to followers ('GO AFTER META AND GOOGLE') assigns them active roles in his narrativeShared threat framing converts personal grievance into communal causeMAGA2024 rally cry activates tribal identity at post's close

Danger Assessment

Elevated

Stochastic Terrorism Pattern Detected

Indicators:

Named corporate targets: Meta and Google explicitly identified as adversaries
Direct mobilization imperative: 'GO AFTER META AND GOOGLE' directed at large radicalized audience
Collective threat: 'LET THEM KNOW WE ARE ALL WISE TO THEM' — assigns followers an active intimidation role
Forward threat implying institutional retaliation: 'WILL BE MUCH TOUGHER THIS TIME' signals promised future punitive action
Stochastic terrorism structure present: target + grievance + implied action + threat of consequences
Audience demonstrated capacity for harassment campaigns against named targets

Gaslighting Detected:

DARVO: Tech companies' policy error reframed so they become the aggressor and Trump the ongoing victim
Reality inversion: 'virtually impossible to find pictures' — the photo was among the most circulated images of 2024
Converting self-correction into criminality: platforms' own reversal of decision recast as being 'caught' rather than systems functioning correctly
Epistemic closure demand: followers must accept election-rigging framing or be outside the in-group
Suppression of simpler explanation: automated content policy application systematically excluded in favor of malicious intent narrative

Reality Distortions:

The assassination attempt photo was 'virtually impossible to find' — factually false; it was ubiquitous across all media
Content moderation of graphic imagery constitutes election rigging — category error conflating platform policy with electoral interference
Tech platforms acted in coordination against Trump — no evidence of coordination; both companies have documented automated content policies
This represents 'another' attempt at election rigging — establishes false continuity with prior claims to sustain conspiratorial narrative

Fact Checks (4)

"Facebook has just admitted that it wrongly censored the Trump 'attempted assassination photo'"

Mostly True

Meta acknowledged that the AP photograph of Trump raising his fist immediately after the Butler, PA shooting was removed in error by automated content systems applying graphic violence policies, and subsequently reversed the decision. The 'admission' framing is accurate but the characterization obscures that it was a policy enforcement error, not deliberate political censorship.

"Same thing for Google"

Half True

Reports documented reduced visibility of images in Google Search during the period immediately following the shooting. Google did not issue a comparable acknowledgment of error. Evidence for deliberate suppression versus algorithmic quirk is contested.

"They made it virtually impossible to find pictures or anything about this heinous act"

Mostly False

The iconic AP photograph of Trump raising his fist with blood on his face became one of the most reproduced and widely circulated images of 2024, appearing on the front page of major newspapers worldwide, all major TV networks, and across social media platforms with minimal interruption.

"Another attempt at RIGGING THE ELECTION"

False

No evidence supports a causal connection between content moderation decisions regarding graphic imagery and coordinated electoral interference. Meta's decision was reversed by Meta itself, inconsistent with a deliberate suppression campaign. Characterizing content policy enforcement as election rigging conflates distinct phenomena.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Post Analysis: ts_112875529445800066 | 2024-07-30

Situational Context

Trump was based at Mar-a-Lago / West Palm Beach during this period, consistent with the Netanyahu meeting and Turning Point Believers Summit events. Local time at posting: 8:51 AM EDT — morning business hours. The emotional escalation profile argues against pure aide authorship despite the timing.

The post concerns Meta/Google content moderation of the AP photo taken seconds after the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt at Butler, Pennsylvania — an image that had achieved iconic status and significant political salience for Trump.

Level 1: Dispositional Traits (Big Five)

Trait	Observed Expression
Extraversion	High — dominant, assertive, commanding register throughout
Agreeableness	Very Low — adversarial, zero acknowledgment of alternative explanations
Conscientiousness	Low — reactive, impulsive escalation; no deliberation evident
Neuroticism	High — angry hostility, impulsiveness, all-or-nothing framing
Openness	Very Low — rigid conspiratorial schema applied with no flexibility

Dominant facet: Angry hostility (Neuroticism) combined with assertiveness (Extraversion) in a classic anxious-dominant configuration.

Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations

Agency motives dominate completely. The post is driven by power-restoration following a perceived status attack. The assassination attempt photo represents concentrated narcissistic supply — a visual symbol of survival, martyrdom, and political triumph. Its suppression triggers a power-motive response.

Schemas revealed:

Self: Embattled truth-teller under coordinated attack; possessor of special knowledge about adversaries' machinations
Others (followers): Co-conspirators in a righteous counter-offensive; members of an enlightened in-group
World: Fundamentally corrupt institutions (tech, media, Democratic establishment) aligned against him in a coordinated conspiracy

Communion motives: Absent as individual empathy or care; present only as collective "WE" used to fuse speaker with audience.

Level 3: Narrative Identity

Protagonist role: The Wronged Survivor — having escaped assassination and then had the documentary evidence of that escape suppressed by his enemies, Trump casts himself as doubly victimized, which simultaneously amplifies martyrdom and justifies retaliation.

Narrative sequence: Contamination — the heroic moment (surviving assassination, fist raised) is retroactively poisoned by tech censorship, maintaining a grievance loop.

Identity claims:

"WE ARE ALL WISE TO THEM" — claims epistemic superiority and collective vigilance
"WILL BE MUCH TOUGHER THIS TIME" — claims future dominance and institutional reach

Contrasting other: Meta/Google, but operationally serving as proxies for the broader "establishment" elite conspiracy.

Level 4: Clinical Indicators

Malignant Narcissism Assessment

A. Narcissistic features (high, ~0.78): Grandiosity through martyrdom; entitlement to media saturation of a sympathetic narrative; lack of empathy toward content moderation employees or policy rationale; belief that any suppression of his image is special persecution rather than policy.

B. Antisocial features (moderate, ~0.55): The directive "GO AFTER META AND GOOGLE" demonstrates disregard for due process and willingness to mobilize followers as a coercive instrument. "WILL BE MUCH TOUGHER THIS TIME" implies threatened abuse of future regulatory or legal power — a form of intimidation.

C. Paranoid features (high, ~0.82): The inferential leap from content moderation to coordinated election rigging requires no evidentiary support; the schema is unfalsifiable and absorbs any correction as further evidence of conspiracy. The phrase "got caught" implies premeditated malice rather than policy error.

D. Ego-syntonic sadism (low-moderate, ~0.30): "GO AFTER META AND GOOGLE. LET THEM KNOW..." contains a dominance-display pleasure element — the threat of collective punishment framed as righteous accountability.

Narcissistic State & Dynamics

State: Mixed — rapidly oscillating between vulnerable (censored, victimized, denied supply) and grandiose ("WILL BE MUCH TOUGHER THIS TIME," "WE ARE ALL WISE TO THEM").

Trigger classification: Primary narcissistic injury (supply theft — the iconic photo suppressed) with secondary preemptive attack (neutralizing tech companies before the election).

Rage: Present at ~0.72 intensity, markedly disproportionate (0.25 proportionality) to the trigger. Meta corrected its moderation decision; the platforms' own acknowledgment of error provides sufficient resolution under normal epistemic conditions. Trump converts the correction into evidence of being "caught" rather than a policy self-correction, sustaining and amplifying rather than resolving the rage.

Defense Mechanisms

Projection (immature): Attributing coordinated manipulative intent to platforms following documented policies. The accusation of information manipulation is especially notable given Trump's own extensive documented use of disinformation.
Splitting (immature): The world is divided cleanly into MAGA/enlightened vs. Meta/Google/corrupt establishment. No middle ground, no policy complexity, no innocent actors.
Denial (pathological): Refuses the simpler explanation (automated content-policy application) in favor of intentional electoral sabotage.
Rationalization (neurotic): Post-hoc logical scaffolding ("election rigging") applied to connect censorship to an existential threat.

Authorship Attribution

Score: 0.72 (leaning authentic Trump)

The 8:51 AM EDT timestamp creates some ambiguity — business hours favor aide involvement. However, the mid-post pivot to ALL CAPS, the idiomatic phrases ("Here we go again," "got caught"), the mobilization imperatives, and the emotional escalation arc are all consistent with authentic Trump authorship or at minimum Trump-directed and Trump-amplified content. The opening sentence's relatively clean grammar may indicate aide drafting that Trump then escalated with his characteristic ALL CAPS register. Most likely: dictated or reviewed and emotionally amplified.

Cognitive Status

Complexity score: ~32/100 (below average; consistent with established Trump baseline)

Vocabulary: simple, primarily monosyllabic
Syntax: declarative and imperative; minimal subordinate clauses
Coherence: internally consistent within its conspiratorial frame, but the logical leap (content moderation → election rigging) requires significant inferential filling
Baseline deviation: None — this post is stylistically consistent with Trump's documented communication patterns from 2016 onward
No word-finding difficulty, phonemic paraphasia, or temporal confusion observed
Perseveration on election-rigging theme is consistent with prior posts (longitudinal pattern, not an acute marker)

Gaslighting & Reality Distortion

DARVO present: Tech companies initially "wrongly" acted, Trump positions them as the aggressor, himself as victim
Reality distortion: "virtually impossible to find pictures or anything about this heinous act" — the imagery was extremely widely circulated across all platforms and media; this claim is factually false
Rapid escalation from correction to conspiracy: The fact that platforms corrected their decisions is reframed from "system working" to "got caught," preventing any closure

Stochastic Terrorism Assessment

This post contains the structural elements of stochastic terrorism:

Target identified: Meta and Google (named explicitly)
Grievance articulated: Deliberate election rigging through censorship
Action implied: "GO AFTER META AND GOOGLE. LET THEM KNOW WE ARE ALL WISE TO THEM"
Threat of future consequences: "WILL BE MUCH TOUGHER THIS TIME"

The directive "GO AFTER" directed at named corporate entities, delivered to a large and demonstrably radicalized audience, creates a statistical probability of harassment, threats, and potentially violence against Meta and Google employees or facilities. This does not require Trump to specify method — the pattern (target + grievance + mobilization + threat) is sufficient.

Danger level: ELEVATED

Order/Chaos Dynamics

Positioning: Chaos agent against what he frames as a corrupt order (tech establishment as electoral manipulation infrastructure)
Asymmetric application: "Real Americans" / MAGA receive the promise of restored order; tech executives and employees receive the threat of chaos ("GO AFTER")
Hierarchy dynamics: Attacking established tech-platform power while positioning Trump's future authority as the legitimate counter-hierarchy

Archetypal Analysis

Primary: Warrior/Avenger — combat mode, enemies named, followers mobilized Secondary: Victim-Martyr — surviving assassination only to have that survival censored creates a powerful martyrdom narrative Shadow projection: The accusation of deliberate information manipulation is a textbook shadow projection — attributing to enemies the qualities one most disowns about oneself

The mythological narrative invoked: The Hero's return is suppressed by corrupt gatekeepers, but cannot be hidden — the people will know the truth and act.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Facebook has just admitted that it wrongly censored the Trump 'attempted assassination photo'"	Mostly True	Meta acknowledged that the AP photograph of Trump raising his fist immediately after the Butler, PA shooting was removed in error by automated content systems applying graphic violence policies, and subsequently reversed the decision. The 'admission' framing is accurate but the characterization obscures that it was a policy enforcement error, not deliberate political censorship.
"Same thing for Google"	Half True	Reports documented reduced visibility of images in Google Search during the period immediately following the shooting. Google did not issue a comparable acknowledgment of error. Evidence for deliberate suppression versus algorithmic quirk is contested.
"They made it virtually impossible to find pictures or anything about this heinous act"	Mostly False	The iconic AP photograph of Trump raising his fist with blood on his face became one of the most reproduced and widely circulated images of 2024, appearing on the front page of major newspapers worldwide, all major TV networks, and across social media platforms with minimal interruption.
"Another attempt at RIGGING THE ELECTION"	False	No evidence supports a causal connection between content moderation decisions regarding graphic imagery and coordinated electoral interference. Meta's decision was reversed by Meta itself, inconsistent with a deliberate suppression campaign. Characterizing content policy enforcement as election rigging conflates distinct phenomena.

Overall Veracity: 38%

Longitudinal Pattern Note

This post continues a campaign-period pattern visible in surrounding posts: every event (OPEC oil prices, Kamala's voting record, tech censorship) is filtered through a single interpretive schema — coordinated elite conspiracy to steal the 2024 election. The consistency of this frame across domains suggests a rigid perseverative worldview rather than genuine analysis of individual events. The election-rigging narrative is unfalsifiable: evidence against it (platforms correcting their decisions) is reprocessed as confirming evidence ("got caught").