Was Joe Biden’s Inauguration ‘Empty’?

An article from the National Pulse presented President Joe Biden’s inauguration as being almost completely empty. The article states that “Joseph Biden’s ‘inauguration’ is empty. It’s that simple, and that humiliating.” The article claims that the lack of observers wasn’t simply due to coronavirus restrictions with “even the near-side of the National Mall which is allowed to be occupied — empty.”

As with claims made about “empty” Biden campaign events in 2020, the National Pulse article leaves out important context, namely that the National Mall was closed to the public...