Trump’s Event did not Pull in More Viewers than Biden’s

600,000 viewers less than Bidens(GettyImages).

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On October 16, users across Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook began posting that Trump outmatched Biden in viewer ratings. The post began trending after it was posted on a Trump supporter’s fan page, with 131,000 followers on Instagram, stating that 190,000 viewers were watching President Trump’s NBC town hall event, whilst Biden’s ABC event garnered 20,000. The post has received over 2,605 likes.

Similarly, a user on Facebook posted two still images of the debate, highlighting the number of viewers as 5,381 for Biden, and 19,000 for Trump, implying that more viewers were tuned on to NBC News.

On Twitter, users proclaimed that Trump had in fact received over 1 million views more than Biden when considering streaming services.