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PROBLEM: CLOSE White House Spokesman  Sean Spicer  doubled down on  his  claim that President Trump's inauguration was the most watched in history.  He  also said  his  intention is to "always tell the truth " but said there may be disagreement over the facts. (Jan. 23) AP
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway claimed that âalternative factsâ were employed by  Press Secretary Sean Spicer  when he tried to make the case that âthis was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration  period  both in person and around the globe.â Actually   Spicer  got several facts wrong.
 Spicer  then read a prepared statement later that day  further criticizing the media for âdishonesty.â
 Spicer   Jan. 21: "Secondly  photographs of the inaugural proceedings were intentionally framed in a way  in one particular tweet  to minimize the enormous support that had gathered on the National Mall. â¦ We know that from the platform where the president was sworn in  to 4th Street  it holds about 250 000 people. From 4th Street to the media tent is about another 220 000. And from the media tent to the Washington Monument  another 250 000 people. All of this space was full when the president took the oath of office. We know that 420 000 people used the D.C. Metro public transit yesterday  which actually compares to 317 000 that used it for President Obamaâs last inaugural. This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration â period â both in person and around the globe."
At a Jan. 23 press conference   Spicer  made an alternative argument  saying the number of people watching the inauguration on TV  online and in person had to be the largest ever.
âI have a right to say if you add up the network streaming numbers  Facebook  YouTube  all of the various live streaming that we have information on so far  I donât think thereâs any question it was the largest watched inauguration  ever â  Spicer  said.
On that point   Spicer  may be correct. While Nielsen TV ratings were higher in past years  some data suggests online viewership was up compared with 2009. But there is no comprehensive measurement available that would prove or disprove this claim.
On NBCâs Meet the Press  host Chuck Todd asked White House counselor Kellyanne Conway  â[W]hy the president asked the White House press secretary to come out in front of the podium for the first time and utter a falsehood?â Conway responded: âDonât be so overly dramatic about it  Chuck. What â Youâre saying itâs a falsehood. And theyâre giving Sean Spicer  our press secretary  gave alternative facts to that.â
PBSâ âNewsHourâ also posted a timelapse video of the crowd throughout Inauguration Day  which shows it didnât quite stretch back to the Washington Monument  as Trump and  Spicer  said. And as our fact-checking colleagues at The Washington Postpointed out  other journalists had more photographic evidence on Twitter.
Metro ridership. At the press conference   Spicer  also gave inaccurate numbers for those taking the Washington  D.C.  Metro system for Trumpâs inauguration compared with Obamaâs.
But thatâs not what Metro said  and  Spicer  acknowledged that during  his  Jan. 23 press conference.
 Spicer âs 317 000 figure was the number Metro gave for riders as of 11 a.m. on Inauguration Day 2013. The comparable number  for 11 a.m.  for Trumpâs inauguration was 193 000.
Crowd-size experts.  Spicer  was right about one thing: It appears  as  he  said  that no one has scientifically calculated estimates of the crowd size for Trumpâs inauguration. Congress has prohibited the National Park Service from making official estimates after it produced an official estimate that 460 000 turned out for the so-called âMillion Man Marchâ in 1995  prompting organizers to threaten a lawsuit.
 Spicer  argued that floor coverings over the grass on the National Mall âhighlight[ed] where people were not standing  while in years past the grass eliminated this visual.â
âI donât know how  [Spicer]  kept a straight face when he said that â Doig said.
TV and online viewership. But at the Jan. 23 press conference   Spicer  emphasized the combined audience â in person  watching on TV and watching online â was the highest in history. Asked if he was now saying that it was the largest in-person crowd for an inauguration   Spicer  said  âI am not. I am saying that it was the total largest audience witnessed in person and around the globe.â

SOLUTION: Fact check: The controversy over Trump's inauguration crowd size

PROBLEM: Some advertisers are removing their ads from  Sean Hannity 's Fox News show in response to  his  coverage of the sexual-misconduct allegations against Roy Moore  the Republican US Senate candidate in Alabama.
 The Fox News host Sean Hannity  is facing heat after several brands pulled their ads from  his  show. A wave of advertisers announced they would pull spots from "Hannity" following  the host 's interview on Friday with Roy Moore in which they discussed allegations that Moore engaged in sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old and pursued relationships with other teenagers when he was in his 30s. Some media observers have noted that Hannity directly asked about the allegations. But critics say Hannity went too easy on Moore — whom he supported in the Alabama Senate primary — saying he appeared to agree with a characterization of some of the conduct as "consensual." Amid the left-wing media watchdog Media Matters urging sponsors to pull ads  Keurig  Realtor.com  Eloquii  23andMe  Nature's Bounty  and E-Trade all announced over the weekend that they had no plans to advertise on Hannity's Fox News show. More recently  brands such as Mercedes-Benz have jumped on the bandwagon  even as others such as MyPillow remain unfazed. Brands distancing themselves from politically or otherwise sensitive issues is nothing new. Several big-name advertisers were conspicuously absent from Megyn Kelly's interview in June with Alex Jones  the right-wing provocateur and conspiracy-monger. Similarly  in April  BMW  Mitsubishi  Hyundai  and Lexus were among the brands that pulled their ads from "The O'Reilly Factor" amid a wave of sexual-harassment allegations against its host  Bill O'Reilly. There has also been increasing consumer backlash to brands taking positions. But these emotional reactions are unprecedented  according to Canvs  a company that measures viewers' qualitative responses to content. It looks at all the spoken words about shows across social media and maps viewers' reactions with a range of 42 emotions. "Unlike most emotional conversations about TV  brands have been raised to the forefront of the discussion surrounding ' Hannity  '" a Canvs analyst told Business Insider. "These brand-driven viewer emotional reactions are really unprecedented when you look at any show on TV." Still   Hannity  has seen  his  ratings jump since Fox News moved  him  to a different time slot last month.  He  was already one of the highest-rated personalities in cable news.  He  has also weathered previous boycott calls by Media Matters  partially by rallying  his  viewers and supporters  who started a #BoycottKeurig campaign over the weekend and shared videos of themselves destroying the coffee machines. On Monday  Realtor.com deleted an initial tweet about pulling the ads  and Keurig's CEO apologized for "taking sides." "The action is key because that is what will have a financial effect on  Hannity 's show  not the messaging that companies use " said Angelo Carusone  the president of Media Matters. Carusone added that he was surprised that Realtor.com made a statement at all  considering the company is owned by Fox News' chairman  Rupert Murdoch. Business Insider asked several other brands who have advertised on  Hannity 's show over the past few months about their stances and whether they plan to do so in the future. Here are their responses: View As: One Page Slides
Hebrew National announced on Monday it was no longer advertising on  Hannity 's show. Hebrew National stated it had removed  Hannity 's show from its advertising plans on Monday afternoon. "Our advertising is not intended to be an endorsement of or sponsorship of any particular program " the hot dog brand posted on Twitter.
Reddi-wip and Marie Callender's — two other Conagra brands — also cut advertising. A spokesperson from Conagra Brands told Business Insider on Monday that the company had "removed  Hannity  from our advertising plans for all Conagra brands." On Tuesday  a spokesperson clarified that the change had been made prior to the  Hannity  flap. "We adjusted our media spend several months ago due to the needs of our business " spokesperson Lanie Friedman said. "That said  we have not run on this program since August  so our decision was not made currently and has nothing to do with this controversy."
Keurig says it will no longer advertise Keurig said on Twitter that it would no longer advertise on  Hannity 's show. Many on the right called for  Hannity 's supporters to boycott Keurig. On Sunday  some people went as far as posting videos of themselves smashing their Keurig coffee machines. In a memo to employees on Monday  obtained by The Washington Post's Erik Wemple  CEO Bob Gamgort called Keurig's decision to explain its plan to "pause" its advertising with Hannity's show "highly unusual" and "outside of company protocols." "This gave the appearance of 'taking sides' in an emotionally charged debate that escalated on Twitter and beyond over the weekend  which was not our intent " Gamgort wrote.
Realtor.com said in a now deleted tweet: "While we continually strategize on where we advertise on and offline  we are not currently  and will not be running TV ads on  Hannity ."
The fashion brand Eloquii said in a tweet on Saturday that  Hannity  was "blocked from our advertising list."
The DNA-testing company 23andMe said: "We've received inquiries RE: advertising on  Hannity . We are not running TV advertising on  Hannity . We continue to closely evaluate where we advertise."
The meal-delivery service HelloFresh says it does not advertise on or around  Hannity 's shows. "We have continuously worked with our advertising agency partners and media buyers to ensure that no HelloFresh ads are running during his programs " a HelloFresh representative told Business Insider in an email. "We always refresh our advertising outlets with considerations for current events which we do not condone."
MyPillow said it had "no plans to change its advertising" on the show. The "as seen on TV" pillow brand isn't planning to slow its advertising push on  Hannity 's show. "MyPillow has no plans to change its advertising " Mike Lindell  the founder and CEO  said in an email to Business Insider.
Untuckit said its decision not to advertise on  Hannity 's show was "unrelated" to news about Moore. In an email to Business Insider  Untuckit CEO Aaron Sanandres said the men's shirt brand had no plans to advertise on " Hannity ." "We have not advertised on Hannity for several weeks  although unrelated to the controversy surrounding his interview with Roy Moore " Sanandres said in an email. "The move was part of a larger assessment of where we spend our advertising dollars. We do not have any plans to revisit this decision."
Dollar Shave Club announced Wednesday it had "ceased advertising with  Sean Hannity ." The company tweeted in reply to a someone who asked over the weekend if it supported child molesters: "we do not condone any illegal or unethical behavior. We've ceased advertising with  Sean Hannity  and continue to review where we advertise."

SOLUTION: Sean Hannity advertisers respond to Roy Moore coverage

PROBLEM: Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor said on Saturday "Reform of the United Nations has been long overdue " calling for progress in strengthening all UN activities "relating to the maintenance of international peace and security."
"The United Nations must keep its place at the core of global governance structures " Pahor said while addressing the general debate of the 65th session of the UN General Assembly  which began here on Thursday.
Drawing the Assembly's attention to the broader issue of the global economic crisis  Pahor said  "the reforms of international economic and financial systems must continue at an accelerated speed  reflecting global development needs."
"Our endeavors should aim at increasing accountability  responsibility and solidarity  while taking into account the need for a stronger voice and better participation of developing countries " he added.
Meanwhile  the Slovenian prime minister expressed his country's bid for a seat on the UN Security Council for the period 2012-2013.

SOLUTION:
UN reform "long overdue " Slovenia says