Like I said, I don't really doubt the numbers are lower then Obama's first even if for nothing else then the fact this inauguration was not on the same historical or noteworthy level.Raj Ahten wrote:Then look at the evidence you can independently verify then. Such as WMATA's ridership numbers. Or the number of Bus parking permits issued by the District of Columbia for various events. Or just look for real sourcing in the stories you see. There is a difference between an anonymous intelligence agency source being the sole basis for a media report and one that gets info from multiple sources willing to go on the record for instance. Reports using sources like the aforementioned ridership figures, on the ground photographs and interviews with actual attributed witnesses should be taken as far more credible.
Also for the Photos being shown with the crowds in comparison between 2009 and 2017, both were taken 45 minutes before the respective speeches began (at least according to the NYtimes). That easily accounts for more people flowing in for a photograph taken later being different in that graphic you linked to.
Also the point has been made, by others better than me, that part of the point of Trump's blatant lies and "alternative facts" is to sow uncertainty. After all If basic facts are in dispute by the each side how can you trust anything? The answer is to use a bit of critical thinking and weigh the news you read based on the quality of its reporting rather than become a total cynic.
The fact there would be any doubt at all shows just how in my mind and the minds of many the media has become incredibly untrustworthy. Their own blatant lies and "alternative facts" sow uncertainty too. They lie, they misrepresent facts, they make it so a shitbag who has nothing but shit come out of his mouth almost looks truthful or atleast more believable to some, certainly makes people have more reason to wonder if the fucking douchenozzle.........sorry PRESIDENT Fucking Douchenozzle's version of event is more grounded in reality. Makes it so the bastard can get away with saying "its all media LIES!!!!!! ALLL LIES!!!!" because they have lied.
I am a total cynic because of the quality of reporting that has been happening.
And don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I or anyone else should believe the Trumpster either but certainly shouldn't take what the media says at face value either. I think they are two peas in a pod, made for each other, both lying assholes.