President Trump on Thursday blasted the New York Times’ “big lie” for posting contrasting photos of the crowd size at the Patriots’ Super Bowl celebration at the White House.

“Failing @nytimes, which has been calling me wrong for two years, just got caught in a big lie concerning New England Patriots visit to W.H,” Trump tweeted on Thursday. ​

The Times posted pictures on its NYT Sports Twitter account that showed members of the team, owner Robert Kraft and coach Bill Belichick posing with Trump in celebration of their come-from-behind win over the Atlanta Falcons.

The newspaper also added a photo of the Patriots’ visit to the Obama White House in 2015 that showed a much larger contingent.

“Patriots’ turnout for President Obama in 2015 vs. Patriots’ turnout for President Trump today,” the tweet said.

The Patriots’ reaction was as swift as a linebacker’s blitz.

“These photos lack context. Facts: In 2015, over 40 football staff were on the stairs. In 2017, they were seated on the South Lawn,” the team said on its Twitter account.

​It then posted ​photos of the team’s two White House visits showing that the turnout was roughly the same.

​”​Comparable photos: The last time the #Patriots won two Super Bowls in three years, 36 players visited the White House. Today, we had 34​,” the posting said.​

​In the Times’ story in print, which included just one photo, Patriots spokesman Stacey James said the reason fewer players showed up Wednesday than the 50 at the 2015 celebration was because many of the veteran players didn’t see a reason to attend the second event in three years.

James also said some of the pictures of the 2015 White House gathering include support staff, which makes the crowd seem larger.

A number of Patriots skipped the ceremony, including superstar quarterback Tom Brady, who said he was spending time with his cancer-stricken mom, and wide receiver Danny Amendola, who was at a friend’s funeral.

Another group of players — running back LeGarrette Blount, defensive end Chris Long, defensive tackle Alan Branch and tight end Martellus Bennett — boycotted the ceremony because of Trump’s policies.

The controversy recalls Trump’s reaction to the crowd size on the Mall at his January inauguration.

National Park Service photos showed a smaller number of people at Trump’s inauguration than at President Obama’s in 2009.

Trump claimed he saw a crowd that “looked like a million and a half people” and White House spokesman Sean Spicer claimed the “dishonest” media framed the photos to make the president’s crowd look smaller.

It also led Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway to bring up “alternate facts” in her defense of Spicer.