I've attended meetups where the number of members who actually came was not reported by the host. I would do this by having the people who RSVP'd to flag whether they actually attended the meeting with a followup from meetup - Did you attend? Yes No. Instead, the number of members who RSVP'd was reported. Members did notify the lead of the error but she chose not to correct it. It became obvious she wanted the attendance to look higher than it actually was.