Analysis: The #FakeNews MSM doesn't report the great economic news sin...

9y ago Jun 11, 2017 at 4:22 PM

The #FakeNews MSM doesn't report the great economic news since Election Day. #DOW up 16%. #NASDAQ up 19.5%. Drilling &amp, energy sector...

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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

Uncertain

Intensity

40%

Authorship Analysis

Uncertain

Indicators:

Business hours (12:22 PM EDT)
Specific statistics suggest staff input
Hashtag formatting is polished
Combative #FakeNews framing is authentic Trump
Truncated ending and encoding artifact suggest technical issues

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Comey testimony and expanding Mueller probe)

Sentiment

+0.30

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

70%

Antisocial

20%

Paranoid

50%

Sadism

10%

Defense Mechanisms:

displacementprojectiondenial

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

30%

Parasocial Techniques:

shared grievance against mediainsider economic knowledge display

Danger Assessment

None

Gaslighting Detected:

Claims media doesn't report economic news when they extensively did
Frames objectively covered information as suppressed

Reality Distortions:

Media suppression of economic news is fabricated—these metrics were widely reported

Fact Checks (3)

"DOW up 16% since Election Day"

Mostly True

The Dow was approximately 18,332 on Election Day (Nov 8, 2016) and around 21,271 by June 9, 2017—roughly a 16% increase.

"NASDAQ up 19.5% since Election Day"

Mostly True

NASDAQ was approximately 5,193 on Election Day and around 6,207 by June 9, 2017—roughly 19.5% increase.

"MSM doesn't report the great economic news"

False

Major media outlets extensively covered the stock market rally and economic indicators throughout this period.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Analysis: Post x_873878061778907100 (2017-06-11)

Context

Posted at 12:22 PM EDT (Trump likely in Washington DC area given Rose Garden press conference with Romanian president around this time). This is a business-hours post during Infrastructure Week, part of a cluster of tweets mixing economic boasting with Comey attacks.

Authorship

The hashtag formatting (#DOW, #NASDAQ, #FakeNews), specific economic statistics, and truncated ending ("&, energy sector...") suggest a hybrid—likely Trump dictating talking points that were partially formatted by staff. The truncation and "&," encoding artifact suggest possible copy-paste or platform issues. The content and combative framing are authentically Trump; the specific statistics may have been supplied.

Psychological Analysis

This post is a textbook example of narcissistic supply-seeking through economic self-attribution, combined with paranoid framing (media conspiracy to suppress good news). The Comey testimony had just occurred days prior, and Mueller's obstruction probe was expanding—this economic boasting serves as displacement from those threats.

Rhetorical Techniques

Classic grievance + achievement pairing: the media is hiding his success, positioning him as both victim (suppressed) and winner (great numbers). The specific statistics lend an air of authority while the #FakeNews framing preemptively discredits any counter-narrative.

Defense Mechanisms

Displacement from Comey/Mueller threats onto safer territory (economic numbers). Denial of political vulnerability through grandiose economic claims.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"DOW up 16% since Election Day"	Mostly True	The Dow was approximately 18,332 on Election Day (Nov 8, 2016) and around 21,271 by June 9, 2017—roughly a 16% increase.
"NASDAQ up 19.5% since Election Day"	Mostly True	NASDAQ was approximately 5,193 on Election Day and around 6,207 by June 9, 2017—roughly 19.5% increase.
"MSM doesn't report the great economic news"	False	Major media outlets extensively covered the stock market rally and economic indicators throughout this period.

Overall Veracity: 53%