# Post ts_116050559055597383 - Post ID: `ts_116050559055597383` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2026-02-11T06:23:21.251Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116050559055597383 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116050559055597383/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116050559055597383.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > Apple News promotes left-leaning media outlets — as it shuts out conservative sites entirely: study: https://nypost.com/2026/02/10/business/apple-news-promotes-left-leaning-media-outlets-as-it-shuts-out-conservative-sites-entirely-study/ ## Engagement - Likes: 5,535 - Reposts: 2,396 - Replies: 1,192 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-11T13:45:22.035Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T07:30:30.687Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ # Analysis: Apple News Bias Link Share (2026-02-11) ## Overview A low-effort content share of a NY Post article about alleged liberal bias in Apple News. The post reproduces the headline nearly verbatim with no added commentary, making it one of the least psychologically revealing post types. ## Authorship Almost certainly aide-posted or scheduled. Despite the 1:23 AM EST timestamp (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago), the post lacks every characteristic of Trump's authentic late-night voice: no caps, no exclamation marks, no personal editorializing, no emotional reactivity. The previous day's posts were a series of formulaic congressional endorsements — also aide-written — suggesting a batch-posting pattern. ## Psychological Function This post serves a **maintenance** function within the broader persecution narrative. By sharing a "study" claiming Apple News excludes conservative outlets, it reinforces the epistemically closed media ecosystem that positions mainstream/tech platforms as hostile actors. This is routine grievance-tending rather than acute reaction. ## Context Notably, this post appears amid significant Epstein-related developments (Maxwell pleading the Fifth, Congress viewing unredacted files) and Trump's controversial attacks on skier Hunter Hess and Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance. The bland link-share may function as filler content between more charged posts. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Apple News promotes left-leaning media outlets and shuts out conservative sites entirely" | **Half True** | The underlying pattern of left-leaning bias in Apple News editorial curation is well-documented by multiple independent sources. However, the characterization that conservative sites are shut out 'entirely' is a significant overstatement. The study referenced: The Media Research Center (MRC) analyzed 620 stories in Apple News' editorially curated morning top-20 slots during January 1-31, 2026. They found 440 stories (71%) from left-leaning outlets, 180 (29%) from centrist outlets, and zero from right-leaning outlets. Top sources included the Washington Post (72), Associated Press (54), NBC News (50), the Guardian (34), and New York Times (30). Classifications used AllSides media bias ratings. Independent corroboration of left-leaning tilt: AllSides independently rated Apple News as 'Lean Left,' finding in their own 2025 analysis that 50% of content came from left-leaning outlets and only 2% from right-leaning ones. Their 'Top Stories' section showed 54% left vs. 0% right. Media Bias/Fact Check independently rated Apple News as 'strongly Left-Center biased' with a -4.1 score, finding 68% left-leaning sources vs. 12% right-leaning in their 100-article sample. Why 'entirely' is an overstatement: (1) Apple stated its platform hosts 3,000+ publications including Fox News, Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, and the New York Post. These outlets are available to users, just underrepresented in curated top stories. (2) The MRC study only examined morning top-20 slots, a narrow window. AppleInsider reported that deeper exploration of Apple News showed right-leaning content appearing in 'Top Stories' even during the study's timeframe. (3) AllSides' own broader analysis found 2% right-leaning content, not zero. Media Bias/Fact Check found 12%. (4) Some outlets the MRC cited as excluded (Breitbart, Gateway Pundit) do not even publish on the Apple News platform, inflating the appearance of exclusion. Methodological concerns with the MRC study: The MRC is rated as strongly right-biased by Media Bias/Fact Check (bias score 7.1) with 'mixed' factual reporting. Its stated mission is to 'prove that liberal bias in the media exists.' Checking only at morning times meant evening features from outlets like Fox News would be missed. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) called the outlet classifications 'subjective pronouncements' that are 'at best arbitrary.' Post-study developments: After the study went viral and FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson sent a warning letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, right-leaning outlet representation rose from 0% to approximately 2% (8 articles out of ~570) in February 2026, suggesting the pattern was real but responsive to pressure. Bottom line: There is genuine and well-documented evidence from multiple independent sources that Apple News' editorial curation disproportionately favors left-leaning outlets. This part of the claim is true. However, the phrase 'shuts out conservative sites entirely' is factually inaccurate. Conservative outlets are available on the platform, appear in non-curated sections, and even appeared at low rates (2-12%) in broader analyses of curated content. The MRC study's finding of 0% applied only to a single month's morning top-20 slots, not to the platform as a whole. | Overall Veracity: 50% ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 15%) ### Indicators - Clean grammar - No caps or emotional outbursts - Simple link share with headline - Early morning ~1:23 AM EST but lacks typical Trump late-night emotional markers ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance Sentiment: -0.30 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 20% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 30% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - projection (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 10% **Parasocial Techniques:** - shared grievance reinforcement ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-22; a recheck of the unverifiable ones last ran 2026-03-29._ > Apple News promotes left-leaning media outlets and shuts out conservative sites entirely **HALF TRUE** The underlying pattern of left-leaning bias in Apple News editorial curation is well-documented by multiple independent sources. However, the characterization that conservative sites are shut out 'entirely' is a significant overstatement. The study referenced: The Media Research Center (MRC) analyzed 620 stories in Apple News' editorially curated morning top-20 slots during January 1-31, 2026. They found 440 stories (71%) from left-leaning outlets, 180 (29%) from centrist outlets, and zero from right-leaning outlets. Top sources included the Washington Post (72), Associated Press (54), NBC News (50), the Guardian (34), and New York Times (30). Classifications used AllSides media bias ratings. Independent corroboration of left-leaning tilt: AllSides independently rated Apple News as 'Lean Left,' finding in their own 2025 analysis that 50% of content came from left-leaning outlets and only 2% from right-leaning ones. Their 'Top Stories' section showed 54% left vs. 0% right. Media Bias/Fact Check independently rated Apple News as 'strongly Left-Center biased' with a -4.1 score, finding 68% left-leaning sources vs. 12% right-leaning in their 100-article sample. Why 'entirely' is an overstatement: (1) Apple stated its platform hosts 3,000+ publications including Fox News, Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, and the New York Post. These outlets are available to users, just underrepresented in curated top stories. (2) The MRC study only examined morning top-20 slots, a narrow window. AppleInsider reported that deeper exploration of Apple News showed right-leaning content appearing in 'Top Stories' even during the study's timeframe. (3) AllSides' own broader analysis found 2% right-leaning content, not zero. Media Bias/Fact Check found 12%. (4) Some outlets the MRC cited as excluded (Breitbart, Gateway Pundit) do not even publish on the Apple News platform, inflating the appearance of exclusion. Methodological concerns with the MRC study: The MRC is rated as strongly right-biased by Media Bias/Fact Check (bias score 7.1) with 'mixed' factual reporting. Its stated mission is to 'prove that liberal bias in the media exists.' Checking only at morning times meant evening features from outlets like Fox News would be missed. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) called the outlet classifications 'subjective pronouncements' that are 'at best arbitrary.' Post-study developments: After the study went viral and FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson sent a warning letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, right-leaning outlet representation rose from 0% to approximately 2% (8 articles out of ~570) in February 2026, suggesting the pattern was real but responsive to pressure. Bottom line: There is genuine and well-documented evidence from multiple independent sources that Apple News' editorial curation disproportionately favors left-leaning outlets. This part of the claim is true. However, the phrase 'shuts out conservative sites entirely' is factually inaccurate. Conservative outlets are available on the platform, appear in non-curated sections, and even appeared at low rates (2-12%) in broader analyses of curated content. The MRC study's finding of 0% applied only to a single month's morning top-20 slots, not to the platform as a whole. Sources: https://mrcfreespeechamerica.org/blogs/free-speech/heather-moon/2026/02/04/apple-news-continues-rejection-right-leaning-outlets; https://mrcfreespeechamerica.org/blogs/free-speech/heather-moon/2026/03/05/apple-news-after-viral-mrc-study-ups-right-leaning; https://www.allsides.com/news-source/apple-news-media-bias; https://www.allsides.com/blog/apple-news-continues-show-left-wing-bias-updated-allsides-analysis-2026; https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/apple-news-bias/; https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/media-research-center-mrc/; https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/12/ftc-uses-selective-apple-news-study-to-ask-apple-to-stop-promoting-leftist-outlets; https://www.fire.org/news/ftc-threats-against-apple-news-are-baseless; https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/apple-news-boosts-left-leaning-news-outlets-shuts-out-conservative-sources-watchdog; https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/9/apple-news-goes-0-2-content-right-leaning-outlets-ftc-pushback/; https://deadline.com/2026/02/ftc-apple-news-tim-cook-letter-1236716669/; https://nationaltoday.com/us/ny/new-york/news/2026/02/22/apple-news-accused-of-excluding-conservative-outlets/ Overall Veracity: 50% ## Tags - media-bias (80%) - link-share (90%) - aide-written (85%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **A day of curated vindication ends in punishment: 41 posts, a triumphant jobs number, and an evening spent threatening his own party** Trump posted 41 times on Wednesday, and most of it was video — a burst of nearly 30 clips in roughly half an hour late morning, almost all of them archival footage of himself being doubted and then proven right, plus several clips of other people insisting he had nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. He had real news to work with: a jobs report that came in more than double expectations, and a long meeting with Israel's prime minister, both of which he posted about approvingly. Then the mood turned in the evening. After Oklahoma's governor publicly misstated his position on a White House dinner and six House Republicans voted to undo his Canada tariff, he threatened primary challenges against any Republican who crosses him on trade and publicly regretted ever endorsing the governor. A day with plenty to celebrate ended with him punishing his own side instead. Full digest for 2026-02-11: https://trump.fm/date/2026-02-11/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2026, February 11). Apple News promotes left-leaning media outlets —... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_116050559055597383 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Apple News promotes left-leaning media outlets — as it..." 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