# Post x_828642511698669569

- Post ID: `x_828642511698669569`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-02-06T16:32:24.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_828642511698669569
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_828642511698669569/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_828642511698669569.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The failing @nytimes writes total fiction concerning me. They have gotten it wrong for two years, and now are making up stories & sources!

## Engagement

- Likes: 96,642
- Reposts: 19,275
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.391Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T09:31:26.711Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Anti-NYT Attack Post (Feb 6, 2017)

### Context
Posted at 11:32 AM EST, during a period of intense media scrutiny over the travel ban and Trump's first weeks in office. Trump was likely at the White House or traveling (MacDill AFB visit occurred around this time). The post is one of several media-attack tweets on this day.

### Authorship
The timing (late morning) and relatively clean grammar suggest possible aide involvement, but the emotional content, use of "failing @nytimes" (a signature Trump phrase), and the accusatory tone are consistent with authentic Trump. The phrase construction is simple and repetitive — characteristic of his style.

### Psychological State
This is a maintenance-level narcissistic defense post. The NYT represents an ongoing narcissistic injury source. The claim they've "gotten it wrong for two years" maps precisely onto his campaign announcement timeline, framing all critical coverage as persecution.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial**: Blanket dismissal of all NYT reporting as "total fiction"
- **Projection**: Accusing journalists of "making up" stories — a pattern of attributing fabrication to critics
- **Splitting**: NYT is all-bad; no nuance or acknowledgment of any accurate reporting

### Rhetorical Techniques
"Failing @nytimes" is a branding technique — repetitive devaluation intended to undermine institutional credibility through sheer repetition. "Total fiction" and "making up stories & sources" escalate from inaccuracy to fabrication, implying malice rather than error.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "NYT writes 'total fiction' concerning him" | **False** | NYT reporting during this period was largely sourced and substantiated; characterizing all coverage as fiction is a blanket dismissal without basis |
| "NYT has 'gotten it wrong for two years'" | **Mostly False** | While NYT made some prediction errors (e.g., election outcome probability), their factual reporting was largely accurate. 'Two years' maps to campaign announcement, suggesting all critical coverage is deemed wrong. |

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 65%)

### Indicators

- Signature 'failing @nytimes' branding
- Simple declarative sentences
- Emotional accusatory tone
- Business hours timing suggests possible aide drafting but content is authentically Trump

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (New York Times reporting)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting New York Times
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- projection (immature)
- splitting (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance against media
- positioning audience as fellow victims of disinformation

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Blanket dismissal of institutional journalism as 'total fiction'
- Accusation that sources are fabricated — undermining public trust in verified reporting

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-11._

> NYT writes 'total fiction' concerning him

**FALSE**

NYT reporting during this period was largely sourced and substantiated; characterizing all coverage as fiction is a blanket dismissal without basis

> NYT has 'gotten it wrong for two years'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

While NYT made some prediction errors (e.g., election outcome probability), their factual reporting was largely accurate. 'Two years' maps to campaign announcement, suggesting all critical coverage is deemed wrong.

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Tags

- media-attack (100%)
- nyt-targeting (90%)
- press-delegitimization (80%)
- narcissistic-maintenance (70%)

## That day

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

**Early Presidency Trump Celebrates Winners While Waging War on Institutional Truth**

Trump's day began the night before with a celebratory post about the Patriots' historic Super Bowl comeback, associating himself with winners like Tom Brady and Bob Kraft. By morning, the mood shifted sharply to defensive media combat — dismissing all negative polls as "fake news" and insisting he "calls his own shots" in apparent response to the "President Bannon" narrative. The afternoon brought repeated attacks on the New York Times, before the day closed with self-promotion around an O'Reilly Factor interview. The dominant through-line was an aggressive effort to delegitimize media institutions, with the fake-news framework already hardening into doctrine just three weeks into the presidency.

Full digest for 2017-02-06: https://trump.fm/date/2017-02-06/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, February 6). The failing @nytimes writes total fiction... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_828642511698669569
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The failing @nytimes writes total fiction concerning me...." X (Twitter), 6 Feb. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_828642511698669569. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The failing @nytimes writes total fiction concerning me....," X (Twitter), February 6, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_828642511698669569.

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