There were countless comments from President Donald Trump's interview with ABC News on Wednesday that made us question the reality of our existence.

A few particularly odd ones involved him celebrating his recent speech to the CIA, and from those, we can painfully extract some relation to sports. That's because President Trump called the reaction to this speech "the biggest standing ovation since Peyton Manning had won the Super Bowl, and they (Fox) said it was equal."

This brings to mind so many questions, not only, "Why is the president of the United States speaking like a third-grader who just got praised for a diorama?"

First off, where is this standing ovation metric coming from? Does it evaluate size of the crowd or length of the standing? Maybe volume of the clapping? Neither Pro Football Reference.com nor the NFL Record Book has any sort of Super Bowl standing ovation ranking. But this seems like an important new statistic, so please explain, Fox.

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Secondly, where is the context? Was Manning's ovation, which was less than a year ago, an exceptionally "big" one? Was it "bigger" than Tom Brady's the year before or even Joe Flacco's from Super Bowl 47? If Trump's ovation wasn't "bigger" than Brad Johnson's after Super Bowl 37, we're not impressed.

Next, which ovation for Manning is being evaluated? Was it in reaction to his postgame words, or just the result of the game? Was it when he accepted the trophy on the field? Or how about when the Broncos visited the Whitehouse? Maybe it was at the parade in Denver, where there was a whole lot of people standing and applauding. But if they didn't first get up from a seated position, does it qualify as a standing ovation?

If we're counting parades, does Trump's ovation really trump the ones Joe Maddon or Kris Bryant got from Cubs fans? How about LeBron James from the whole city of Cleveland? Does the ranking extend beyond the United States? We can't ignore the reaction for gold medalists at the Rio Olympics.

There are countless uncertainties, the answers to which could change the game of standing ovation analysis for years to come, and possibly data journalism as a whole.

As we continue to ponder, smarter people can focus on the other more serious and concerning "alternative facts" spewed from President Trump's administration.