Analysis: Thank you, the very dishonest Fake News Media is out of cont...

9y ago Aug 21, 2017 at 1:32 PM

Thank you, the very dishonest Fake News Media is out of control! https://t.co/8J7y900VGK

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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

Mixed

Authorship

Uncertain

Intensity

40%

Authorship Analysis

Uncertain

Indicators:

Morning post (~9:30 AM ET) in business hours
Characteristic 'Thank you' + attack pivot
Simple syntax consistent with either author
Link attachment suggests possible aide coordination
Emotional content personally directed

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Mixed State

Trigger: Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Widespread institutional rejection following Charlottesville remarks)

Rage: Intensity 40% targeting News media

Proportionality

30%

Sentiment

-0.50

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

60%

Antisocial

20%

Paranoid

40%

Sadism

10%

Defense Mechanisms:

projectiondenialsplitting

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

20%

Parasocial Techniques:

Direct address thanking supportersShared enemy framing

Danger Assessment

None

Gaslighting Detected:

Framing factual reporting on Charlottesville fallout as 'dishonest' and 'fake'
Attacking perception rather than engaging substance

Reality Distortions:

Implies media coverage is dishonest when reporting on documented events (CEO resignations, charity cancellations, bipartisan criticism)

Fact Checks (1)

"Fake News Media is out of control"

Mostly False

Media was reporting factually on CEO resignations, charity cancellations, and bipartisan criticism following Trump's Charlottesville remarks

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Analysis: "Thank you, the very dishonest Fake News Media is out of control!"

Context

Posted August 21, 2017 at 9:32 AM EDT (Trump was likely at the White House or Camp David area, returning from Bedminster). This falls during the intense fallout from his "very fine people on both sides" Charlottesville remarks, with CEOs resigning from advisory councils and charities canceling Mar-a-Lago events.

Authorship

Morning business-hours post with a link (likely video). The phrasing "Thank you" followed by an attack is a characteristic Trump pattern—thanking supporters while pivoting to grievance. The construction is simple enough to be either Trump or aide-composed; the emotional content and "Fake News" branding lean toward personal authorship or at minimum personal direction.

Psychological Analysis

This is a textbook narcissistic injury response. The massive institutional rejection (CEO resignations, charity cancellations, bipartisan criticism) following Charlottesville constitutes a severe narcissistic wound. Rather than engaging the substance, Trump externalizes blame onto media—classic projection and denial. The "out of control" framing inverts reality: it is his own statements that triggered the crisis, but the media becomes the uncontrolled agent.

The "Thank you" opening is notable—it implies supporter validation, functioning as narcissistic supply gathering while simultaneously attacking critics. This dual function (supply-seeking + counterattack) is efficient narcissistic maintenance.

Rhetorical Techniques

"Very dishonest" + "Fake News" = layered delegitimization
"Out of control" = chaos attribution to opponents
Linked media likely shows supportive content, creating in-group/out-group dynamic

Danger Assessment

Routine delegitimization of press; no escalation beyond baseline.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Fake News Media is out of control"	Mostly False	Media was reporting factually on CEO resignations, charity cancellations, and bipartisan criticism following Trump's Charlottesville remarks

Overall Veracity: 20%