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How accurate are crowd counts at large events?

Organisers are assumed to have a vested interest in inflating the figures, while the police are repeatedly accused of undercounting.

Technology has made the process of assessing crowd sizes easier, but large numbers cited by organisers are often overestimates.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260115-how-accurate-are-crowd-counts-at-large-events?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#CrowdSizes #Events #Demonstrations #Protests #Police #FactCheck

@randahl
Even if i risk to repeat myself:
For him everything is just a "Trump- / Oval Office- TV Show".
If you see his (obviously limited) mindset😬 with this prefix everything else make sense too. *Nothing* needs to be true, bc everything (to him) is just prop for the current set, no matter the consequences.
The downfall of the former democracy USA is and will be broadcasted live and "sugarcoated" #NorthKoreanStyle on tv.

#crowdsizes #ratings #NoCriticsAtBriefings

The GIST: India uses AI to stop stampedes at world’s biggest gathering. “Keen to improve India’s abysmal crowd management record at large-scale religious events, organizers of the world’s largest human gathering are using artificial intelligence to try to prevent stampedes. Organizers predict up to 400 million pilgrims will visit the Kumbh Mela, a millennia-old sacred show of Hindu piety and […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/21/the-gist-india-uses-ai-to-stop-stampedes-at-worlds-biggest-gathering/

#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump's #Ego #Crushed By An Unexpected #Source (& It's On #Video)

As Trump bragged about his #crowdsizes, the #cameraperson pulled the #focus off him and #panned to the rest of the #arena, showing a totally empty #upperdeck. Then panned the #lowerseats showing most #sections were partly or completely empty. Was the #camera #operator sending a not-so-#subtle #message?