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  • 2016-05-31 (xsd:date)
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  • Photograph Shows 100,000 Bikers at Rally with Donald Trump (en)
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  • On 30 May 2016, the following image was posted to Facebook, bearing the text 100,000 BIKERS AT TRUMP RALLY [...] NOT ONE ARREST: We were unable to find an event in which 100,000 bikers rallied for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at any point. However, Trump did appear at a 2016 Rolling Thunder event, which brings thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts through Washington D.C. every year. The New York Times reported on Trump's appearance at the rally: While it is true that police reported making no arrests at the Rolling Thunder rally, an estimated 5,000 people showed up to the event — a far cry from the 100,000 mentioned in the meme. Trump reportedly took some issue with the official numbers: While it's true that Donald Trump appeared at a motorcycle rally over Memorial Day weekend and that no one was arrested, the event wasn't specifically to support the presidential candidate, but to draw attention to prisoners of war and people gone missing in action. The photograph that was used to illustrate the meme's sentiment was not taken at either the 2016 Rolling Thunder event or a Donald Trump rally. It appeared on the internet as early as September 2013 and depicted the 2 Million Bikers to DC event on 11 September 2013. (en)
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