Analysis: Totally biased @NBCNews went out of its way to say that the ...

9y ago Jan 18, 2017 at 5:34 PM

Totally biased @NBCNews went out of its way to say that the big announcement from Ford, G.M., Lockheed &amp, others that jobs are coming back...

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-11. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Mixed

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

50%

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

Indicators:

Emotional reactivity and grievance tone
Split-tweet format suggesting impulsive composition
&amp, encoding artifact from hasty typing
Ad hominem opener characteristic of authentic Trump
Despite business hours, content style is unmistakably personal

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Mixed State

Trigger: Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (NBC News reporting)

Rage: Intensity 50% targeting NBC News

Proportionality

30%

Sentiment

-0.60

Mildly Hypomanic

Multiple rapid-fire tweets across several topics in same timeframeGrandiose attribution of corporate decisions to personal influence

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

70%

Antisocial

20%

Paranoid

40%

Sadism

10%

Defense Mechanisms:

distortionsplittingprojection

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

40%

Parasocial Techniques:

Positioning self as sole agent of economic goodInviting audience to distrust mainstream media

Danger Assessment

None

Gaslighting Detected:

Reframes factual reporting as deliberate bias
Attacks credibility of news source reporting verifiable facts

Reality Distortions:

Implies NBC deliberately fabricated the narrative that jobs weren't due to Trump
Claims sole personal credit for complex corporate decisions

Fact Checks (1)

"Ford, GM, Lockheed and others announced jobs coming back to the U.S. because of Trump"

Half True

These companies did make announcements around this time, but economists noted many decisions were in motion before Trump's election. Corporate announcements were partly strategic PR to curry favor with the incoming administration.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Psychological Analysis: Post x_821697182235496400

Context

This is the first half of a two-part tweet (continued in the next post). Trump is in D.C. two days before his inauguration, attacking NBC News for reporting that corporate job announcements from Ford, GM, Lockheed Martin, etc., were not attributable to him. The companion tweet completes the thought: "had nothing to do with TRUMP, is more FAKE NEWS... Came back because of me!"

Authorship

Posted at 12:34 PM ET during business hours in D.C. The content, however, is unmistakably authentic Trump: emotional reactivity, ad hominem opener ("Totally biased"), the characteristic grievance-media cycle, and the split-tweet format suggesting impulsive composition. The &, encoding artifact suggests hasty typing on a device. Likely dictated or thumb-typed by Trump himself despite business hours.

Psychological State

Classic narcissistic injury response. The trigger is NBC attributing corporate job gains to factors other than Trump—a direct challenge to his narrative of personal causal power. Two days before inauguration, credit for economic wins is psychologically critical for validating his incoming presidency.

Defense Mechanisms

Distortion: Reframes neutral reporting as deliberate bias ("went out of its way")
Projection: Attributes dishonesty to NBC ("FAKE NEWS" in companion tweet) while making unverifiable causal claims
Splitting: NBC = bad/biased vs. Trump = sole cause of jobs

Rhetorical Devices

The phrase "Totally biased" as an opener is a pre-framing device that poisons the well before the audience even processes the content. The listing of major corporations (Ford, GM, Lockheed) serves as an appeal to authority and scale.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Ford, GM, Lockheed and others announced jobs coming back to the U.S. because of Trump"	Half True	These companies did make announcements around this time, but economists noted many decisions were in motion before Trump's election. Corporate announcements were partly strategic PR to curry favor with the incoming administration.

Overall Veracity: 50%