Donald Trump's rally in Greenville, North Carolina, was contentious for many reasons, most notably because of the president's continued attacks on four Democrat congresswomen.
However, away from what was said on the stage, Trump's campaign manager for the 2020 election Brad Parscale claimed on Twitter that 20,000 people were at the rally, which broke a capacity record for the Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.
Another historic turnout in Greenville North Carolina! Capacity record inside and overflow is huge! Over 20,000 her… https://t.co/M61XBwi2gZ— Brad Parscale (@Brad Parscale) 1563404913
Yet that statement was quickly disputed on social media by people who simply looked up the capacity of the venue and discovered that it could only hold 8,000 people.
Here is that statistic on Wikipedia, Stubhub, a website dedicated to reviewing sports stadiums and the website for East Carolina Pirates football team.
It's likely that more than 8,000 people were at the arena on Wednesday as Heavy reports that hundreds were turned away at the doors after it reached capacity.
Local publication The Daily Reflectoralso noted that just 8,000 were in attendance but that many stayed to watch on a large screen outside the venue.
However, to state that the venue exceeded more than twice it's capacity is a little suspicious and Parscale was soon bombarded with tweets pointing out this inaccuracy.
The seating capacity at Williams Arena is 8,000. https://t.co/Dlt4oEBj6V— Caitlin Byrd (@Caitlin Byrd) 1563411568
@parscale @realDonaldTrump The capacity of that venue is 8000 people Traitor. 😐— Jack 🇺🇸😷 (@Jack 🇺🇸😷) 1563416637
Hey brad, the building only holds 8,000 people. #liesandthelyingliarsthattellthem https://t.co/ZknjXk5kz2— Andrew Zimmern (@Andrew Zimmern) 1563412564
I lived in Greenville and have been to Minges Colosseum more times than I can remember. The capacity is 8,000 peo… https://t.co/3Wgmsub9Sq— Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D) 1563416518
Lie. It seats 8000. https://t.co/jkE3tj4cwT— Melissa Jo Peltier (@Melissa Jo Peltier) 1563413349
I went to @EastCarolina and have been inside Minges Coliseum numerous times. You would need two of them to fit 20,0… https://t.co/8w4pJeuJih— Ron Clements (@Ron Clements) 1563419986
The official capacity of Minges Coliseum is 8,000 people. The previous capacity record is almost exactly that numbe… https://t.co/g8PJG3tM0h— John Rogers (@John Rogers) 1563418096
@parscale @realDonaldTrump Sounds familiar https://t.co/1Yw6Db23gB— Steve Taylor 🌊🌊 (@Steve Taylor 🌊🌊) 1563410517
Furthermore, it appears that the venue wasn't even sold out as there were a smattering of empty seats, as reported by Bloomberg's Josh Wingrove.
"We haven't had any empty seat in any event," Trump says, predicting he could have sold out this arena several time… https://t.co/l1FjEVi8OX— Josh Wingrove (@Josh Wingrove) 1563409488
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