The film 's title relies on U.S. date notation to refer to , when Trump 's 2016 presidential win was announced ( the election took place the day prior ) . The title simultaneously serves as a callback to Moore 's 2004 political documentary '' Fahrenheit 9/11 '' , which refers to the date of the September 11 attacks in the United States . Both of Moore 's documentary titles are an allusion to the 1953 dystopian novel '' Fahrenheit 451 '' by Ray Bradbury
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September 11 attacks
Fahrenheit 11/9