The New York Times sports page did a photo comparison of the Patriots at the Trump White House vs the Obama White House to suggest that less showed up for Trump (click to enlarge):
Yes, we see what you did there NY Times. But so did the New England Patriots as they quickly called out this FAKE NEWS!
But they didn’t stop there. They tweeted out actual comparable photos of the Patriots at the White House:
Comparable photos: The last time the #Patriots won two Super Bowls in three years, 36 players visited the White House. Today, we had 34. pic.twitter.com/Aslvf1RaXU
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) April 20, 2017
So the Patriots only had 2 less than they had before.
While I’m not a fan of the Patriots, I have to admit this impressed me.
UPDATE: According to Free Beacon, CNN, MSNBC were more than willing to spread the FAKE NEWS photos:
UPDATE: Also Trump had something to say about this as well:
Failing @nytimes, which has been calling me wrong for two years, just got caught in a big lie concerning New England Patriots visit to W.H.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 20, 2017