president Joe BidenCampaign He recently shared a side-by-side photo comparing the size of his audience to that of former President Donald Trump.
President Biden and President Donald Trump speak at the same venue in Philadelphia pic.twitter.com/m33CZ7E0c6
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) June 23, 2024
Verdict: No evidence
Part of the stadium has been omitted from the image.
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Biden and Trump are scheduled to debate on CNN this Thursday, but the rules will be different to previous presidential debates. NPR There will be no audience, microphones will be muted unless you are instructed to speak, and you will not be able to take notes in advance.
A post shared by the Biden campaign on X (formerly Twitter) included a photo of Biden standing at a podium. Temple University Liacoras Center The photo shows part of the venue, revealing the upper tier of the stadium, while a photo taken from the same angle at one of President Trump's recent rallies shows the upper tier empty.
The caption reads, “President Biden and President Donald Trump speak at the same venue in Philadelphia.”
But this image is missing important context: the image is real, but Biden's 2022 Video The rally showed a full-length video of the venue, with the far end of the stadium empty and spectators separated from the empty area by black sheets and pushed towards the stage.
The Biden/Obama/Fetterman rally had a nearly empty stadium on the same night that DT drew 10,000 people in a 10,000 capacity arena for the third night in a row. This was at Temple University in deep blue Philadelphia. pic.twitter.com/kd5IzQGnOM
— Costa G (@CostaGlaropoulo) November 7, 2022
Biden's event In the 2022 Senate elections, Philadelphia InquirerBoth Biden and former President Barack Obama spoke in support of Democrat John Fetterman, who won the U.S. Senate election by defeating Republican Mehmet Oz.
a Trump's video At recent rallies, crowds have been seen stretching out into the back of the venue, which is said to have a capacity of around 10,000. NewsweekThe report said it was unclear how many people attended the event. (Related article: Examining President Trump's claim that the US left $84 billion worth of equipment behind in Afghanistan)
El Trump failed to fill the venue.
Here's a video from tonight's Trump rally at Temple University's Liacoras Center in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. Capacity: 10,200 people. Half empty. pic.twitter.com/SXoedGgBGr
— George Olivos (@PicoDeGallos) June 23, 2024
Check Your Fact has reached out to the Biden campaign for comment on the crowd size at the event, and has also reached out to the Trump campaign for clarification on the numbers.
