Analysis: Failing @nytimes, which has been calling me wrong for two ye...

9y ago Apr 20, 2017 at 1:48 PM

Failing @nytimes, which has been calling me wrong for two years, just got caught in a big lie concerning New England Patriots visit to W.H.

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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

45%

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

Indicators:

Stock epithet 'Failing @nytimes'
Combative reactive tone
Informal phrasing 'just got caught'
Abbreviation 'W.H.'
Classic grievance-airing pattern

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (NYT photo comparison implying fewer Patriots players visited Trump vs Obama)

Rage: Intensity 40% targeting New York Times

Proportionality

50%

Sentiment

-0.60

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

50%

Antisocial

20%

Paranoid

50%

Sadism

20%

Defense Mechanisms:

projectiondistortion

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

40%

Parasocial Techniques:

shared enemy framingvindication narrative

Fact Checks (2)

"NYT got caught in a big lie concerning New England Patriots visit"

Half True

The NYT did publish a misleading side-by-side photo comparison suggesting far fewer Patriots attended Trump's ceremony vs Obama's. However, the photos compared different contexts (staff+families vs players only). This was a misleading editorial choice corrected by the NYT, not a deliberate 'big lie.'

"NYT has been calling me wrong for two years"

Mostly True

The NYT was critical of Trump's candidacy and presidency. 'Two years' roughly aligns with his June 2015 campaign announcement through April 2017.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Analysis: NYT "Big Lie" About Patriots White House Visit

Context

On April 19, 2017, the New York Times published a photo comparison showing fewer Patriots players visiting Trump's White House compared to Obama's 2015 visit. The comparison was misleading — the 2015 photo showed staff and families on risers while the 2017 photo showed only players on the South Lawn. The Times later issued a correction. Trump seized on this as ammunition against his perennial media antagonist.

Authorship

Posted at 9:48 AM ET (Trump was at the White House). The timing is business hours but the content is classic reactive Trump — attacking the NYT is a signature behavior. The informal style ("just got caught"), use of "Failing @nytimes" (a stock epithet), and combative tone all point to authentic authorship, likely tweeted during or shortly after the Patriots ceremony.

Psychological Analysis

This is a routine narcissistic supply post combining two reliable Trump patterns: (1) attacking the "Failing" NYT and (2) leveraging a legitimate media error to validate his broader "fake news" narrative. The NYT did make a misleading comparison, giving Trump a factual hook — but "big lie" dramatically inflates the severity. The post transforms a captioning/photo error into evidence of deliberate deception, consistent with his paranoid interpretive framework where all negative coverage is intentional malice.

Defense Mechanisms

Projection is notable — calling the NYT's error a "big lie" while Trump himself routinely makes false claims. The post also uses rationalization, treating one legitimate correction as vindication of his wholesale rejection of NYT reporting.

Rhetorical Techniques

The "Failing @nytimes" prefix is a branding technique (repetitive epithet). "Calling me wrong for two years" establishes a persecution narrative. "Just got caught" implies deliberate conspiracy rather than journalistic error.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"NYT got caught in a big lie concerning New England Patriots visit"	Half True	The NYT did publish a misleading side-by-side photo comparison suggesting far fewer Patriots attended Trump's ceremony vs Obama's. However, the photos compared different contexts (staff+families vs players only). This was a misleading editorial choice corrected by the NYT, not a deliberate 'big lie.'
"NYT has been calling me wrong for two years"	Mostly True	The NYT was critical of Trump's candidacy and presidency. 'Two years' roughly aligns with his June 2015 campaign announcement through April 2017.

Overall Veracity: 65%