Analysis: The greatest influence over our election was the Fake News M...

8y ago Sep 22, 2017 at 11:26 AM

The greatest influence over our election was the Fake News Media "screaming" for Crooked Hillary Clinton. Next, she was a bad candidate!

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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:

Early morning posting (7:26 AM ET)
Branded nicknames
Exclamation point
Combative/reactive tone
Continuation of earlier thread about Russia hoax

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Russia investigation / Facebook ad revelations)

Sentiment

-0.50

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

70%

Antisocial

30%

Paranoid

40%

Sadism

20%

Defense Mechanisms:

projectiondenialdevaluation

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

30%

Parasocial Techniques:

shared grievance framingin-group validation

Danger Assessment

None

Gaslighting Detected:

Reframes documented Russian election interference as media bias problem
Substitutes false narrative for investigated reality

Reality Distortions:

Media was greatest election influence (contradicts intelligence findings on Russian interference)
Media was 'screaming' for Clinton (studies showed negative Clinton coverage)

Fact Checks (1)

"The greatest influence over the election was media bias favoring Clinton"

Mostly False

Studies showed Clinton received more negative coverage than Trump in 2016. Harvard Shorenstein Center found coverage of Clinton was overwhelmingly negative. Russian interference via social media and hacking was documented by intelligence agencies.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Psychological Analysis: Post x_911189860769255424

Post: "The greatest influence over our election was the Fake News Media 'screaming' for Crooked Hillary Clinton. Next, she was a bad candidate!"

Context & Authorship

Posted at 11:26 UTC on September 22, 2017. Trump was likely in the NYC/NJ area (UN General Assembly week), making this ~7:26 AM ET. This is early morning — consistent with authentic Trump posting during his known morning media-consumption window. The stylistic markers (nickname usage "Crooked Hillary," quotation marks for emphasis, exclamation point, combative tone) all point to authentic authorship.

Psychological Analysis

This post continues a thread from earlier the same day about "the Russia hoax" and Facebook ads. The trigger is clear: ongoing Russia investigation revelations (Facebook ad disclosures) constitute a narcissistic injury threatening the legitimacy of his electoral victory. The post deploys externalization and projection — the "real" election interference was media bias, not Russian interference. This is a classic DARVO-adjacent move: reframing the investigation narrative so that he is the victim of unfair influence, not the beneficiary.

The two-part structure is notable: (1) blame media, (2) diminish Clinton. Both serve to protect the narcissistic supply of the 2016 victory. If media was the "greatest influence" AND Clinton was "bad," then his win is doubly legitimate — he overcame both obstacles.

Rhetorical Devices

Superlative framing ("greatest influence")
Branded nicknames ("Crooked Hillary," "Fake News Media")
Whataboutism (redirecting from Russia to media bias)
Minimization of opponent (reinforcing dominance narrative)

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"The greatest influence over the election was media bias favoring Clinton"	Mostly False	Studies showed Clinton received more negative coverage than Trump in 2016. Harvard Shorenstein Center found coverage of Clinton was overwhelmingly negative. Russian interference via social media and hacking was documented by intelligence agencies.

Overall Veracity: 20%