However, all those in attendance and all the people that THEY know via work, neighbors, extended family, friends, facebook, will also know that the network numbers are lies. This sort of thing makes them lose even more credibility than they already have lost. If they lie about one thing then people know that anything they say may or may not be true. When you lie in an obvious way it contaminates anything you wish to communicate truthfully.
You’re right about this... it’s one of the reasons the MSM isn’t trusted anymore...