Fox News Caught Lying About Attendance at Trump’s Great American State Fair

Fox News is facing criticism for misleading its viewers about the attendance at Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair. Despite claiming massive crowds, the reality captured by cameras tells a different story.

Trump’s rally to kick off the fair reportedly attracted only a few thousand people, with some estimates suggesting as low as 1,000 attendees. Despite this, Trump insisted that 45,000 people showed up, a claim debunked by visual evidence.

Reports from those who have visited the fair describe it as sparse and empty, contradicting the narrative pushed by Trump and Fox News. Despite the lackluster turnout, Fox News continued to perpetuate the false narrative of large crowds at the fair.

During a broadcast, Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy claimed, “It’s really something. And the weather, not the best today, but people are still coming out.” However, footage from the event showed a nearly empty scene behind Doocy, raising questions about the network’s credibility.

The discrepancy between Fox News’ reporting and the actual attendance numbers highlights the dangers of spreading misinformation. As the saying goes, the camera doesn’t lie, and in this case, it exposed the truth behind the inflated claims of crowd size.