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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer claimed Saturday that Trump's inauguration drew "the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period." But the internet isn't having it.
In reality, an estimated 1.8 million people attended Obama's inauguration in 2009, but only an estimated 250,000 attended Trump's. Twice as many people were in D.C. for the Women's March.
Spicer's assertion that the crowd appeared smaller than Obama's due to the Mall's floor coverings was also inaccurate — these were also used for Obama in 2013.
Another excuse he offered for the low attendance was that magnetometers — devices used for security checkpoints — "went as far back on the Mall, preventing hundreds of thousands of people from being able to access the Mall as quickly as they had in inaugurations past." There actually weren't any magnetometers there, United States Secret Service spokesperson told CNN.
People are calling out Spicer's false statements and imagining what other lies he might tell using the hashtag #SpicerFacts.
RT @markzohar: Guess the number of jelly beans.
— Rabbi David Mivasair (@Mivasair) January 22, 2017
Me: 87
Wife: 134
Sean Spicer: 1.5 million #spicerfacts pic.twitter.com/6Cpv1X2Vg3
😂 RT @SpicerFacts: Everyone knows it's butter. Period. #SpicerFacts pic.twitter.com/Uk5OkxjEYZ
— Sandrine (@Sandrina1978) January 22, 2017
President Trump has captured and killed Bin Laden with his own two massive hands. #SpicerFacts pic.twitter.com/pNXw9knEMv
— Veronica (@_veronicapz) January 22, 2017
"You're free to leave the Hotel California whenever you'd like." #SpicerFacts pic.twitter.com/hce2BSTjtH
— Brian (@briblu311) January 22, 2017
"Taco Tuesday is on Wednesday, period." - @PressSec pic.twitter.com/DO4rEOkW5R
— colton dunn (@captdope) January 22, 2017
"Suicide Squad was the most critically acclaimed movie of 2016. Period." #SpicerFacts pic.twitter.com/wvjrmH8mfj
— Film School Rejects (@rejectnation) January 22, 2017
"Everyone knows Beyoncé was the weak link in Destiny's Child. Period." #SpicerFacts pic.twitter.com/jIWuYHb7bS
— Josh Crews (@JoshCrewsReally) January 22, 2017
"Oprah does not love bread. Period." pic.twitter.com/Q1ZYfW9TKQ
— Ashley C. Ford (@iSmashFizzle) January 22, 2017
"Ross and Rachel were not on a break. Period." pic.twitter.com/BedxZHHXJG
— Zach Staton (@HailStaton) January 22, 2017
Guillermo Del Toro joined in with a jab alluding to his feud with video game designer Hideo Kojima.
"Konami loves and has always supported Kojima. PT was never created. Period" pic.twitter.com/X5gAVkhykW
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) January 22, 2017
Spicer has also earned himself comparisons to Baghdad Bob and Dr. Evil.
More than before we will have to deal with the "truth" according to Sean Spicer / @POTUS / @realDonaldTrump #SpicerFacts #Spicerbriefing pic.twitter.com/h2BTkwJOTk
— Kamerlid151ᵛᵉʳᶥᶠᶥᵉᵈ (@Kamerlid151) January 22, 2017
#spicerfacts the inauguration had 1.5 million gazillion fifillion Trump supporters present. Period! pic.twitter.com/yM5BZnoJZR
— Mr. Monkey (@Junsocko) January 22, 2017
Spicer also made a claim the President himself has made — that the media's biased against Trump — and people weren't have that either.
Donald Trump was the first person to walk on the moon, despite what the dishonest media claims. #SpicerFacts
— Sean Spicer Facts (@SeanSpicerFacts) January 22, 2017
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