Depressing.
It’s clear even in this quote below that the media addresses only 1 piece of the evidence presented.
"On the first full day of the Trump administration, White House press secretary Sean Spicer admonished the news media for reporting that the crowd that witnessed Trump’s inauguration was smaller than other recent inauguration crowds, claiming, “This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration — period — both in person and around the globe.”
It’s very clear that he said it was the most people to watch in person AND around the globe. If he didn’t mean physical people, he would have said “around the globe” only and stressed that during the conference. These are people who are supposed to be professional speakers, we’re supposed to believe that their phrasing is very important.