August 31, 2017

‘Who thought Phoenix had that much green?’ Trump fans used fake photo to wildly inflate rally size

‘Who thought Phoenix had that much green?’ Trump fans used fake photo to wildly inflate rally size

"According to AZ Central, a popular photo meme that purports to compare the size of the crowd of protesters versus the crowd of supporters in Phoenix, AZ on Tuesday night is actually a Getty Images shot of a 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers victory parade. “And frankly, anyone who is at all familiar with Phoenix should have known better. It’s a desert people,” wrote AZ Central’s Kellie Hwang and Garrett Mitchell. “Who really thought Phoenix had that much green?” The photo was spread as a new image by @TEN_GOP, an unofficial account for Republicans in Tennessee"