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Joe Vesey-Byrne
Jan 22, 2017
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The White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was adamant that Donald Trump's inauguration was the best attended ever. Period.
Several news outlets have shown that the figures Spicer quoted to back this up, were inaccurate.
Spicer accused the media of "false reporting", and spoke with ardent certainty when he said:
This was the largest audience to ever witness the inauguration, period, both in person and around the globe.
This has been easily disputed with figures from Washington DC's public transportation system, and by quotes from United States Secret Servicemen, as well as painfully obvious comparisons between aerial images of Obama's and Trump's inauguration.
Aerial images reveal a stark difference in crowd size at Trump's #inauguration versus Obama's in 2009. https://t.co/asyPecPlvv— Vox (@Vox) 1484937158
His lack of self-doubt while misleading the public has reminded many of the tall tales we'd share in the playground.
"My uncle works at Nintendo and he's told me the cheat code to let you play as Sonic in Super Mario World." https://t.co/Tydevpx1AT— Sean Bell (@Sean Bell) 1485079738
"I have too got a girlfriend, you don't know her, she goes to another school, I met her on holiday." https://t.co/9Avt8VukJP— Seb Patrick (@Seb Patrick) 1485080832
Mr. Trump has very large hands. https://t.co/CKzTK41vmm— B🐝 💚💙 (@B🐝 💚💙) 1485053274
“The Death Star had no design flaws. Period.” https://t.co/mZBB4MnPLm— Matt O'Brien (@Matt O'Brien) 1485047754
"I am a NIgerian prince in need of a small loan. My enormous assets are frozen. Will email you soon. Period." https://t.co/d0kOlmfy1w— Guillermo del Toro (@Guillermo del Toro) 1485065594
"BvS didn't stay true to the characters as depicted in the original comic books. End of story. I SAID END OF STORY!" https://t.co/XPx1ZuH2lM— Chuck (@Chuck) 1485067896
"Actually, it's about ethics in gaming journalism." https://t.co/6zHV3VQPTE— Brianna Wu (@Brianna Wu) 1485051615
The hashtag #SpicerFacts plays on similar themes.
President Trump has captured and killed Bin Laden with his own two massive hands. #SpicerFacts https://t.co/pNXw9knEMv— Veronica (@Veronica) 1485059329
#SpicerFacts "My head is not shrinking. In fact, it's the biggest head I've ever had. Period." -Sean Spicer https://t.co/wbgEYVZDxp— Sarp (@Sarp) 1485066898
"The bass lines for 'Ice Ice Baby' and 'Under Pressure' are completely different. Period." #SpicerFacts https://t.co/Sg4uY3OHgA— Various bug fixes and improvements (@Various bug fixes and improvements) 1485055237
"Jar Jar Binks is clearly the most beloved Star Wars character of all time. Period" #SpicerFacts #spicersays… https://t.co/DNfVgtSejl— Arjun Adamson (@Arjun Adamson) 1485055209
"Mufasa was killed by his son. Period!" #SpicerFacts https://t.co/OeYtAA2W7C— Benstonium (@Benstonium) 1485051659
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