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> The last episode of This American Life[1] really nails it to the wall: This was also 'on display' in Trump 1.0 with the claim of "the largest crowds ever" fo
by throw0101a 2y ago
> The last episode of This American Life[1] really nails it to the wall:
This was also 'on display' in Trump 1.0 with the claim of "the largest crowds ever" for his first inauguration—which they weren't:
* https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38707722 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38707722
* https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/06/donald-trump-inauguration-crowd-size-photos-edited https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/06/donald-trump-i...
* https://www.factcheck.org/2017/01/the-facts-on-crowd-size/ https://www.factcheck.org/2017/01/the-facts-on-crowd-size/
A bunch of comments then about it being a 'loyalty test' if you were willing to repeat the line.