Trump's Jersey Shore rally and its big lie... after ex president claimed he attracted a bigger crowd than New Jersey icon Bruce Springsteen

The New Jersey town where Donald Trump held a raucous rally claims reports there were 80,000 in attendance are wrong - with that figure reflecting the total number of tourists who visited on the day.  

The ex-president's campaign claimed that 80,000 supporters came out for the oceanfront affair in Wildwood, one of the most famous landmarks down the shore in the Garden State.

Trump's sons and the Donald himself even claimed he was drawing bigger crowds than Jersey legend Bruce Springsteen could, although Fox News suggested the number who attended was closer to 30,000.

A spokesperson for the town is now disputing figures from the Trump camp that ended up being used in official reporting by outlets such as like the Associated Press.

Lisa Fagan told NJ Insider that the 80,000 to 100,000 figures speculated on the day were merely the number of people 'in our town' that day.

The Jersey Shore town where Donald Trump held his rally says that reports of crowd sizes of 80,000 in attendance were actually just the number of people who visited that weekend

Wildwood is a famous destination for tourists, particularly when the weather warms up, and Fagan says she was looking at both the rally and several other events in the area.

'We defer to the Trump Campaign for the exact count on the beach,' Fagan adds.

Mayor Ernie Troiano, a Republican who helped secure the location for Trump, further clarified the numbers put out in a statement. 

'As a tourist town, we speak in tourism numbers,' he wrote. 'When we see that volume of people attending a beach event, we know that 80,000+ people are in our town.' 

He said the the nearly two-mile boardwalk and five-mile island town gets about 250,000 visitors every weekend during the summer.  

'We know what that volume looks like,' he added. 'They were watching and listening from the beach and boardwalk, in bars and restaurants, at hotels and second homes. People even lined up along the streets parade-style. We defer to the Trump Campaign for the exact count on the beach.'  

Trump opened up the rally by saying he planned to compete not only in New Jersey - a traditionally Democratic state - but Minnesota and Virginia as well.

'I don't know it could be all of them,' Trump predicted of the states he would win in the November election. 'This guy is so damn bad, it could be all of them.' 

The ex-president's campaign claimed that 80,000 supporters came out for the oceanfront affair in Wildwood , one of the most famous landmarks down the shore in the Garden State

Trump's sons and the Donald himself even bragged that he was drawing bigger crowds than Jersey legend Bruce Springsteen could at one point, though Fox News has suggested it was closer to 30,000

The presumptive Republican nominee sprinkled his stump speech with Jersey Shore references, as he spoke in front of a large Ferris Wheel and other amusement park rides.

'Let's talk about hot dogs. I just had one actually,' Trump declared. 'I just had a hot dog, it was very good.'

He segued into a story about how Frank Sinatra told him not to eat before a performance but he didn't take that advice because he was a 'politician,' while his other friend, Italian opera singer Pavarotti, gave no such advice.

Then Trump made it back to the meat of the message - that hot dogs, hamburgers, gas and everything else are too expensive under President Joe Biden. 

'That's why I don’t have bacon anymore, it's too expensive,' Trump volunteered. 

At another moment, Trump brought up the state's former Gov. Chris Christie.

'Does anybody like Chris Christie?' he asked the massive crowd. 

Noes rang out throughout. 

However, a spokesperson for the town are now disputing the figures bragged about by Trump and used in official reporting. Lisa Fagan said that the 80,000 to even 100,000 figures bandied about were merely the number of people 'in our town' that day

The presumptive Republican nominee sprinkled his stump speech with Jersey Shore references, as he spoke in front of a large Ferris Wheel and other amusement park rides 

Christie ran against Trump in the GOP primary earlier this year, as the most prominent anti-Trump Republican. 

The ex-president also played up his Jersey business ties, having previously owned three Atlantic City casinos on the beach town's strip. 

'I know the shore better than most of the people here,' Trump boasted several minutes into his speech. 

Trump's most devoted supporters started camping out on the Jersey beach Thursday night - a full 48 hours before the ex-president was slated to speak. The supporters who arrived early battled wind, some rain and temperatures that hung just above 50 degrees - unseasonably chilly for mid-May.

Plumes of fake smoke blew out from the stage as former President Donald Trump entered his Jersey Shore rally site Saturday evening  

At the nearby boardwalk, shops were crammed with MAGA merchandise - hats, t-shirts, bootie shorts and even gold booties - to resemble Trump's Sneaker Con $400 kicks. 

In the hours ahead of Trump's speech a number of MAGA movement speakers took the stage, including North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who said he had flown into New Jersey on the ex-president's plane. 

Burgum's inclusion is notable as he's reportedly among the candidates Trump is considering as a vice presidential pick. 

Trump teased that possibility during his speech. 

Supporters of former President Donald Trump cheer during the playing of the national anthem ahead of his appearance Saturday in Wildwood