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Trump Claim:

Trump: “It Looks Like About 45,000 People. You Set A Record Today. You Set A Record.” According to the Washington Post, “19th Boy Scout Jamboree, wow, and to address such a tremendous group. Boy, you have a lot of people here. The press will say it’s about 200 people. It looks like about 45,000 people. You set a record today. You set a record. That’s a great honor, believe me.” [Washington Post, 7/26/17]

Reality:

50,960 Scouts Attended The 1964 Boy Scout Jamboree. According to the Washington Post, “The figure of 45,000 is not official but if so, that would not be a record. The most-attended single-site jamboree was held in 1964, in Valley Forge, Pa., with 50,960 attendees. In 1973, the jamboree was held in two sites, in Idaho and Pennsylvania, for a total of 73,610 attendees. (Those are raw numbers. In terms of percentage of Boy Scouts attending, 2010 holds the record.) At last count, 26,000 Scouts were expected at the 2017 event, suggesting it would fall well short of the record.” [Washington Post, 7/26/17]