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Counting Crowds
How many people attended President Trump’s inauguration? How many people went to the Women’s March in Washington DC the next day?
How many people attended President Trump’s inauguration? How many people went to the Women’s March in Washington DC the next day? A fierce debate has been raging since last weekend about the numbers of people at each event. We explore the difficulties of counting people in a crowd and take you through what experts have to contend with to come up with their best guess.
(image: Attendees line the Mall at Trump's Inauguration Day in Washington DC. Photo: Lucas Jackson/Getty Images)
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Mon 30 Jan 2017
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