Spicer's claim today that "tens of millions" watched online is wrong. It was 4.6 million.

[Cattledog]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/01/22/spicer-earns-four-pinocchios-for-a-series-of-false-claims-on-inauguration-crowd-size/?utm_term=.c194de4df877


“We know that 420,000 people used the D.C. Metro public transit yesterday, which actually compares to 317,000 that used it for President Obama’s last inaugural.”

This is also false. The actual numbers are 783,000 trips for Obama in 2013 — more than double Spicer’s figure — and 571,000 for Trump in 2017. There were 1.1 million trips for Obama in 2009, the biggest day in Metro’s history. The number for Trump is actually lower than the average weekday ridership of 639,000 trips.

Again, we must emphasize that Spicer provided these numbers as part of a prepared statement. There is simply no excuse for such a basic failure to do due diligence in double-checking facts.

What was the second biggest day in Metro’s history? Jan. 21, 2017, for the Women’s March.

[wildeyed]

1. More people went to and watched Obama's inauguration.

More people went to the protest the day after his inauguration. Low energy Donald Trump has a sad over his terrible ratings! What a dope!

[TrekLuver]

2. The reporters should of asked him about each and every lie he told.

[Wounded Bear]

9. This was about the Saturday presser...

there were no questions allowed.

He had a bit better tone Monday.

[Fred Sanders]

3. Four Pinnocchios in four days is going to be par for the course for the next 4 years.

Truly we can tell when Trump and company lie just by noting the movement of their lips.

[question everything]

4. Nice way to weasel away

Both he and Trump were talking about the Mall, about the "millions" they "saw."

But then, again, trying to din rhyme or reason with any Republican is a lost case.

[Cha]

5. spicer LIAR

Keep digging Asshole

[smirkymonkey]

8. Seth Myers did a monologue about this and says that you know people are full

of crap whenever they end a statement with the word "period". Like "I'm a doctor - period"! "Hmm...that van doesn't look like a hospital." I'm paraphrasing but it was pretty hysterical.

[Initech]

6. Just the alternative facts!

[SammyWinstonJack]

7. More alternative facts from Baghdad SpongeBob.