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(FACT CHECK) Trump just said that many of the people in the "front rows" at his Manchester event had waited in line for "two and a half days."
I was at the event site 27 hours before the event began.
Number of people in line: ZERO.
Repeat: ZERO.
I know because I was *there*.
I was at the event site 27 hours before the event began.
Number of people in line: ZERO.
Repeat: ZERO.
I know because I was *there*.
PROOF/ The condition of the event site (no one in line) was *exactly* the same when I arrived on Wednesday (4PM) as it was/is in the Wednesday video below. If this man will blithely lie about the line to see him, let's remember: he'll lie about *anything*.
PS/ What you're seeing in the video—see preceding tweet—is the front of the venue (and the sole access point for guests, as I know from attending countless events there and from the barriers erected by the arena staff for Trump). It was a *ghost town* 27 hours before the event.
PS2/ As you can probably guess, I went to the event site to see the *incredible* augmented-reality digital installation that's *over Trump's head right now* as he speaks in Manchester. The artist, @4thWallApp, deserves kudos for a historically innovative act of political protest.
@4thWallApp UPDATE/ Trump said several rows' worth of supporters were at the arena 60 hours in advance. This shows 10 people there 36 hours early. By the time I was there T-minus 27 hours, they must've taken their umbrellas down and been sitting. I saw no sign of them. Trump's lie was a lie. 
@4thWallApp UPDATE2/ There's a *great* lesson in this. Trump lied; he implied dozens of people arrived 60 hours early. But by me simply missing the 10 out-of-staters who arrived 36 hours early, because they were sitting in a corner of the entrance area, Trump looks "correct." Though he lied.
@4thWallApp UPDATE3/ But as importantly, if someone sends me a message or comment privately or publicly that makes me think I have gotten *anything* wrong on this feed (even if, again, Trump *very much lied* in this instance, and that remains unchanged) I will not keep it from readers here.
