# Post x_918796079243677696

- Post ID: `x_918796079243677696`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-10-13T11:10:30.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_918796079243677696
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_918796079243677696/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_918796079243677696.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Sadly, they and others are Fake News, and the public is just beginning to figure it out! https://t.co/8B8AyA7V1s

## Engagement

- Likes: 51,866
- Reposts: 11,885
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.385Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T00:15:50.826Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "Fake News" Dismissal (Oct 13, 2017)

This post is a brief, characteristic "fake news" attack linking to what appears to be a news article or tweet. It fits within a cluster of media attacks on this date (the adjacent NBC/CNN post). The word "Sadly" adds a thin veneer of regret over what is fundamentally a delegitimization effort.

### Authorship
Posted at 7:10 AM ET (Trump was at the White House during this period). This falls into his known early-morning tweeting pattern. The brevity, emotional tone, and "Fake News" branding are consistent with authentic Trump.

### Psychological Context
This is part of a same-day media attack cluster (NBC, CNN posts). The Corker feud and ACA executive order were generating significant critical coverage, likely triggering these responses. The phrase "just beginning to figure it out" reflects a recurring fantasy that mass awakening to his worldview is perpetually imminent.

### Defense Mechanisms
Primary defense is **denial** via the "Fake News" label—blanket rejection of unfavorable coverage. Secondary is **projection**: implying media dishonesty while engaging in reality distortion himself.

### Rhetorical Techniques
The "just beginning to figure it out" framing is a bandwagon appeal—suggesting a tide is turning creates social proof pressure. "Sadly" functions as false reluctance, positioning the attack as sorrowful truth-telling rather than combative deflection.

### Clinical Significance
Low. This is routine maintenance-level media delegitimization, well within his established baseline pattern.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The public is just beginning to figure out that certain outlets are Fake News" | **Unverifiable** | Media trust polls showed declining trust but largely along partisan lines, not a unidirectional awakening |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 82%)

### Indicators

- Early morning timing (7:10 AM ET)
- Brief, emotionally reactive
- Characteristic 'Fake News' branding
- Stream-of-consciousness quality

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Critical media coverage)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- positioning audience as co-discoverers of truth
- implying shared awakening

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Blanket delegitimization of media via 'Fake News' label
- Implies public is being deceived by established press

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> The public is just beginning to figure out that certain outlets are Fake News

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Media trust polls showed declining trust but largely along partisan lines, not a unidirectional awakening

Sources: Gallup media trust polling

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- fake-news (90%)
- routine-maintenance (80%)

## That day

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

**Saboteur-as-Savior: Trump Cuts ACA Subsidies Then Offers to "Fix" the Damage**

Trump spent the day projecting presidential authority across a packed schedule — healthcare policy, Iran decertification, a speech at the Values Voter Summit, and Navy birthday greetings — while the real story was his move to cut ACA subsidy payments the night before, followed by morning tweets blaming Democrats for the resulting chaos and offering himself as the solution. A brief flash of anger at NBC and CNN opened the evening, but the rest of the day stayed in a steady, self-congratulatory gear with heavy staff involvement in most posts. Puerto Rico got a single, carefully worded nod amid ongoing hurricane criticism.

Full digest for 2017-10-13: https://trump.fm/date/2017-10-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, October 13). Sadly, they and others are Fake News, and the... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_918796079243677696
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Sadly, they and others are Fake News, and the public is..." X (Twitter), 13 Oct. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_918796079243677696. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Sadly, they and others are Fake News, and the public is...," X (Twitter), October 13, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_918796079243677696.

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