# Post x_918457595618365441

- Post ID: `x_918457595618365441`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-10-12T12:45:29.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_918457595618365441
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_918457595618365441/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_918457595618365441.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The Fake News Is going all out in order to demean and denigrate! Such hatred!

## Engagement

- Likes: 80,734
- Reposts: 16,941
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.386Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T00:10:42.093Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: "The Fake News Is going all out..."

### Context
Posted at 12:45 UTC on October 12, 2017. Trump was likely in Washington, D.C. (EDT, UTC-4), making this 8:45 AM local time. This follows a period of intense media scrutiny around the Corker feud, Puerto Rico response criticism, and multiple policy controversies.

### Authorship
The post is brief, emotionally reactive, uses capitalization for emphasis ("Fake News"), and contains a characteristic exclamatory fragment ("Such hatred!"). The timing (8:45 AM) is consistent with early-morning Twitter use. The odd mid-word capitalization of "Is" is a minor irregularity consistent with authentic posting. High confidence this is authentic Trump.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a compact grievance post reflecting a **vulnerable narcissistic state**—the subject positions himself as the target of coordinated hostility. "Going all out" implies an organized campaign against him, consistent with paranoid features. The projection is notable: attributing "hatred" to the media while the post itself radiates hostile affect.

The trigger is almost certainly the Corker feud and negative coverage of the Puerto Rico response. Rather than addressing specific criticisms, the post employs **denial** (refusing to engage with substance) and **projection** (attributing his own combativeness to the media as "hatred").

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Appeal to persecution (victim framing)
- Vague enemy construction ("Fake News" as monolithic antagonist)
- Emotional amplification through exclamatory fragments

This is a routine maintenance-level grievance post, unremarkable in the Trump baseline.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The media is 'going all out' to 'demean and denigrate' with 'hatred'" | **Mostly False** | Media was covering legitimate controversies including Corker feud, Puerto Rico response criticism, and multiple policy actions. Coverage was largely factual reporting. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Emotional reactivity
- Exclamatory fragment style
- Odd capitalization of 'Is'
- Brief venting format
- 8:45 AM local time consistent with morning Twitter habit

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Media criticism (Corker feud, Puerto Rico coverage))

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting Media ('Fake News')
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- denial (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 15%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared grievance with audience
- Us-vs-them framing

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Blanket dismissal of media coverage as 'Fake News' without addressing specifics
- Framing accurate reporting as motivated by 'hatred'

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-12._

> The media is 'going all out' to 'demean and denigrate' with 'hatred'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Media was covering legitimate controversies including Corker feud, Puerto Rico response criticism, and multiple policy actions. Coverage was largely factual reporting.

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- media-attack (100%)
- grievance (80%)
- fake-news (100%)

## That day

_From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._

**Media License Threats and Puerto Rico Blame-Shifting Mark a Day of Defensive Grandiosity**

Trump opened the day with a sharp escalation against network news, threatening to have broadcast licenses challenged and revoked over coverage he dislikes. The morning then shifted to a multi-part thread blaming Puerto Rico for its own hurricane crisis and hinting at pulling federal aid — just three weeks after Maria. Between the grievances, staff-drafted posts promoted tax reform and a new healthcare executive order. The overall mood was defensive and grandiose, with one brief flash of vulnerability when lamenting media "hatred."

Full digest for 2017-10-12: https://trump.fm/date/2017-10-12/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, October 12). The Fake News Is going all out in order to demean... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_918457595618365441
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Fake News Is going all out in order to demean and..." X (Twitter), 12 Oct. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_918457595618365441. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Fake News Is going all out in order to demean and...," X (Twitter), October 12, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_918457595618365441.

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