Fact-Checking Donald Trump’s Claim About Jackie Evancho’s Album Sales
On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump posted on Twitter that Jackie Evancho’s album sales had “skyrocketed” since the 16-year-old singer was announced to be performing the national anthem at his Presidential Inauguration later this month. “Some people just don’t understand the ‘Movement,’” Trump wrote in praise of the opera singer.
Jackie Evancho’s album sales have skyrocketed after announcing her Inauguration performance.Some people just don’t understand the “Movement”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 4, 2017
Have Evancho’s album sales really soared since she was announced as the performer on Dec. 14? It depends on how loose your definition of “skyrocketed” is, although they have posted gains.
Someday at Christmas, Evancho’s most recent studio album, sold 6,000 copies in the chart week ending Dec. 15, according to Nielsen Music, following its Oct. 28 release. After Evancho was announced to be performing at the inauguration, however, Someday at Christmas bumped up to 11,000 copies sold in the week ending Dec. 22 (up a big 94 percent compared to the previous week). In the tracking week after, the album sank slightly back to 8,000 copies sold.
Sales of the album did rise following…