Despite Having Less Followers Than PM Modi, Donald Trump Boasts He's Number One On Facebook

US President Donald Trump made an absurd claim the other day, saying Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg congratulated him for being "number one on Facebook".

According to President Trump, Mark Zuckerberg apparently made the comment during an unspecified dinner with President Trump.

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According to Business Insider, US President Donald Trump made the claim on Monday while speaking on a conservative radio talk show, where the topic of his social media reach also came up.

According to Donald Trump, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told him, "I'd like to congratulate you, you're number one on Facebook." This all happened during a random dinner the two men had together "the other day."

Not sure if Mark Zuckerberg was trying to be sarcastic or just lie to Donald Trump, but if you look at Trump's FB stats and compare it with someone like PM Narendra Modi, this isn't the truth at all. After all, the numbers don't lie. Or do they?

Modi is bigger than Trump online

According to a report last year, PM Narendra Modi is the most followed world leader on Facebook, with President Donald Trump in second place with 4.35 crore and 2.3 crore followers, respectively. Both those numbers have risen to 4.4 crore for PM Modi and 2.5 crore for President Trump as of today -- clear to see that PM Modi enjoys almost twice the number of followers than President Trump on Facebook.

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It isn't clear whether President Trump was being cheeky on the radio talk show, as he's done so on numerous occasions in the past. Mark Zuckerberg hasn't officially said anything on meeting Trump or his claim.

And if you were to consider the possibility of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg endorsing Trump as "number one on Facebook" despite him having less followers than PM Modi, what does that say about PM Modi's Facebook follower count?