On Sunday morning, Kellyanne Conway (opens in new tab) went on Meet the Press and said that when the White House Press Secretary (opens in new tab) lied about the size of the inauguration crowds, he was just presenting "alternative facts." (opens in new tab) Of course, the internet had a field day with this lie, and alternative facts are now trending on Twitter. And that's an actual fact!
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📈A fact is a piece of information presented as having objective reality. https://t.co/gCKRZZm23cJanuary 22, 2017
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#alternativefacts is perhaps the greatest Real Housewives term I have ever heard. I can't believe we haven't heard it on a reunionJanuary 22, 2017
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So many people attended wearing empty bleachers costumes. #alternativefacts https://t.co/PPxcqtRRx1January 22, 2017
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White people invented rap. #AlternativeFactsJanuary 22, 2017
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War is peaceFreedom is slavery Ignorance is strength - George Orwell, 1984 #alternativefactsJanuary 22, 2017
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When will that be? 6 months from now?January 22, 2017
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