7-8-2021
NewsMax caught red-handed shamelessly inflating its Trump rally ratings.
Far-right cable broadcaster Newsmax bragged about its ratings during Donald Trump's Saturday campaign rally in Sarasota, Florida.
Trump had given the network an exclusive interview before he took the stage.
The network claimed Nielsen TV ratings showed
3 million viewers had tuned in to the network's coverage.
But Daily Beast contributing editor Justin Baragona responded to the claim with a fact-check.
"This is absolutely not true,"
Baragona posted to Twitter.
"According to actual Nielsen numbers,
1.155 million total viewers tuned in to Newsmax
to watch Trump's rally on Saturday night during the 9 pm hour.
During the 8 pm hour, when Trump's speech started,
Newsmax averaged 877,000 viewers," he explained.
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