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

9y ago Jun 11, 2017 at 12:22 PM

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

Early morning Sunday posting (8:22 AM ET)
Specific statistics suggest briefing or aide input
#FakeNews attack is signature Trump
Ellipsis truncation typical of Trump threading
Emotional tone authentic but formatting somewhat polished

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Comey testimony and Mueller investigation expansion)

Sentiment

-0.20

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

70%

Antisocial

20%

Paranoid

40%

Sadism

10%

Defense Mechanisms:

denialprojectiondisplacement

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

35%

Parasocial Techniques:

Positioning himself as truth-teller against lying mediaInviting audience to share grievance against MSM

Danger Assessment

None

Gaslighting Detected:

False claim that media suppresses economic news, attempting to make audience distrust their own media consumption

Reality Distortions:

Claim that MSM doesn't report economic news — media extensively covered the 'Trump rally'

Fact Checks (3)

"DOW up 16% since Election Day"

Mostly True

The Dow Jones rose approximately 15-17% from Election Day (Nov 8, 2016) to early June 2017, making this roughly accurate.

"NASDAQ up 19.5% since Election Day"

Mostly True

NASDAQ gains were in a similar range during this period. The specific figure is plausible.

"MSM doesn't report the great economic news"

Mostly False

Major media outlets extensively covered the post-election market rally, frequently calling it the 'Trump rally.' This is a strawman grievance.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Analysis: Post x_873878061778907137 (2017-06-11)

Context

Posted at 12:22 UTC on a Sunday. Trump was likely in Washington DC (EDT, UTC-4), making this 8:22 AM local time — early morning, weekend. This falls in a transitional zone for authorship; the use of specific market statistics with hashtags and an ellipsis (truncated tweet) suggests a hybrid — Trump-directed content possibly with aide formatting, though the #FakeNews attack and boastful tone are characteristically Trump.

Psychological Analysis

This post arrives during a highly threatening week — Comey's Senate testimony, expanding Mueller obstruction probe. Rather than addressing these existential threats, Trump pivots entirely to economic boasting. This is textbook displacement and denial: the most pressing news involves potential criminal liability, yet the post redirects to stock market numbers.

The framing "doesn't report" is classic grievance — the media is cast as adversary deliberately suppressing good news. The specific percentages (DOW up 16%, NASDAQ up 19.5%) serve as narcissistic supply anchors — concrete "proof" of his success that he feels is being stolen from him by media hostility.

Rhetorical Devices

Whataboutism: Deflects from Comey/Russia to economic metrics
Appeal to numbers: Specific percentages create authority
Enemy construction: MSM as suppressor of truth
Hashtag framing: #FakeNews as delegitimization tool

The truncation ("...") suggests this was part of a multi-tweet thread, likely continuing with more economic boasts — a pattern of volume-based reality substitution consistent with the RAND firehose model.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"DOW up 16% since Election Day"	Mostly True	The Dow Jones rose approximately 15-17% from Election Day (Nov 8, 2016) to early June 2017, making this roughly accurate.
"NASDAQ up 19.5% since Election Day"	Mostly True	NASDAQ gains were in a similar range during this period. The specific figure is plausible.
"MSM doesn't report the great economic news"	Mostly False	Major media outlets extensively covered the post-election market rally, frequently calling it the 'Trump rally.' This is a strawman grievance.

Overall Veracity: 60%