Analysis: The failing @nytimes writes total fiction concerning me. The...

9y ago Feb 6, 2017 at 9:32 PM

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

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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

Grandiose

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

50%

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

Indicators:

Characteristic 'failing @nytimes' epithet
Emotional reactivity and grievance tone
Afternoon timing but signature attack pattern
Stream-of-consciousness accusatory style

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (New York Times coverage)

Rage: Intensity 50% targeting New York Times

Proportionality

30%

Sentiment

-0.70

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

60%

Antisocial

20%

Paranoid

50%

Sadism

10%

Defense Mechanisms:

denialdistortionprojection

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

30%

Parasocial Techniques:

Positioning audience as fellow victims of media deceptionCreating shared enemy in 'failing' NYT

Danger Assessment

None

Gaslighting Detected:

Blanket dismissal of newspaper's reporting as 'total fiction'
Claiming sources are fabricated without evidence

Reality Distortions:

All NYT coverage characterized as 'total fiction'
All NYT sources characterized as fabricated

Fact Checks (2)

"NYT writes total fiction concerning Trump"

False

The NYT's Trump coverage, while sometimes contested, was based on documented reporting with named and anonymous sources. Multiple stories were later corroborated.

"NYT has gotten it wrong for two years"

Mostly False

While the NYT, like most outlets, underestimated Trump's 2016 election chances, their substantive reporting on Trump was largely accurate and often prescient.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Psychological Analysis: Post x_828642511698669600

Context

Posted 2017-02-06 at 4:32 PM EST (Trump was likely at the White House or recently returned from MacDill AFB visit). This is a routine anti-NYT attack, a staple of Trump's early presidency rhetorical pattern.

Authorship

Afternoon timing during business hours, but the emotional reactivity, characteristic phrasing ("The failing @nytimes"), and attack pattern are quintessentially Trump. The "&" encoding artifact suggests copy/paste or platform encoding issue. This reads as authentic—the "failing" epithet and grievance framing are signature Trump.

Psychological Dynamics

Standard narcissistic maintenance post. The NYT represents an ongoing narcissistic injury source—critical coverage triggers repetitive counterattack. "Total fiction" and "making up stories & sources" reflect denial and distortion defenses. The temporal claim "wrong for two years" anchors grievance to the campaign period, a perseverative theme.

Longitudinal Note

This post appears in a cluster of four posts on the same day attacking media credibility ("fake news," "FAKE NEWS," "total fiction"). The volume and consistency suggest an activated paranoid-grandiose state, likely triggered by unfavorable coverage during the travel ban controversy and MacDill speech backlash.

Rhetorical Pattern

The "failing" epithet is a devaluation branding technique—repeated across hundreds of posts to condition audience perception. "Total fiction" is absolute language characteristic of splitting.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"NYT writes total fiction concerning Trump"	False	The NYT's Trump coverage, while sometimes contested, was based on documented reporting with named and anonymous sources. Multiple stories were later corroborated.
"NYT has gotten it wrong for two years"	Mostly False	While the NYT, like most outlets, underestimated Trump's 2016 election chances, their substantive reporting on Trump was largely accurate and often prescient.

Overall Veracity: 10%