Fact check: How many people attended the no kings protests nationwide?

1. Summary of the results

Based on multiple sources, the "No Kings" protests were a massive nationwide movement with consistent attendance estimates. The ACLU and Move On both reported that over 5 million people participated in more than 2,100 rallies across the country ^{[1] [2]}. Specific city attendance numbers included:

• 50,000 protesters in New York City ^{[3] [1]}
• Nearly 100,000 in Philadelphia ^[4]
• Tens of thousands in Los Angeles ^{[1] [5]}
• Several thousand in Chicago ^[3]

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

Several important contextual elements should be noted:

• The protests occurred across all 50 states and commonwealths, including both major cities and smaller rural communities ^{[3] [4]}
• The Crowd Counting Consortium, a professional crowd-counting organization, has indicated that a precise final count will take time to complete ^{[1] [5]}
• The protests were highly organized, with at least 1,500 scheduled events nationwide ^[3]

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The question itself oversimplifies a complex situation. Several factors should be considered when evaluating attendance numbers:

• Different organizations and media outlets may have different methods of counting protesters
• The numbers come from various sources with different potential biases:

Law enforcement estimates (Philadelphia police) ^[4]

Advocacy groups (ACLU and Move On) ^{[1] [2]}

Media outlets (Los Angeles Times, New York Post) ^[1]

Academic sources (Crowd Counting Consortium) ^[5]

It's worth noting that protest organizers and advocacy groups might have an interest in reporting higher numbers, while other entities might have different motivations in their reporting. The fact that professional crowd counters are still working on precise estimates suggests that immediate numbers should be treated as preliminary.