Abby Phillip's "big, boisterous" Omaha crowd tweet

■ The pieces

• Twitter/X: @abbydphillip — "Big, boisterous crowd here in Omaha for Hillary Clinton and Warren Buffett" (2016-08-01)https://twitter.com/abbydphillip/status/760231768544862208
• Twitchy: "Did WaPo journo lie about size of Hillary Clinton rally crowd with fudged photo?" (2016-08-03)https://twitchy.com/loriz-3139/2016/08/03/did-wapo-journo-lie-about-size-of-hillary-clinton-rally-crowd-with-fudged-photo

■ What they show

Then-Washington Post reporter Abby Phillip tweeted a photo describing a big, boisterous crowd at a Clinton rally in Omaha with Warren Buffett. Conservative sites said the photo's angle exaggerated the turnout, posting other images that seemed to show a smaller crowd.

■ The other side

Phillip answered that about 3,000 people were inside plus an overflow area, citing the fire marshal; the only coverage of the dispute found is from partisan sites such as Twitchy.

■ Why it's here

This exhibit is filed under Subversion, not graded as a lie. What subversion means →