The Best Twitter Reactions to Kellyanne Conway's "Bowling Green Massacre" Fib
In a world of alternative facts, we'll always have Twitter.

Kellyanne Conway took an "alternative fact (opens in new tab)" too far when she mentioned the "Bowling Green Massacre," a supposed terrorist attack (opens in new tab) that "didn't get covered" by the media. But now we know why it was never in the news: it legitimately *never* happened.
Conway attempted to clarify her mistake on Twitter (opens in new tab), saying that she was referring to "Bowling Green terrorists," the two Iraqi refugees living in Bowling Green, Kentucky who were indicted on federal terrorism charges back in 2011, according to the New York Times (opens in new tab). But even with Conway's admission that it was an "honest mistake, (opens in new tab)" the nonexistent "Bowling Green Massacre" has left an impression on the public.
Here are some of the most savage Twitter reactions to the "Bowling Green Massacre."
Very grateful no one seriously hurt in the Louvre attack ...or the (completely fake) Bowling Green Massacre. Please don't make up attacks.February 3, 2017
There's only one director who could properly depict the relentless carnage of the Bowling Green Massacre and that's Mel Gibson.February 3, 2017
I'm a man of my word. #youremakingthingsupagainconway NSFW Enjoy before the state department pulls it down. pic.twitter.com/LRlfxQ8XUuFebruary 3, 2017
Ah, the Bowling Green Massacre. Adele Dazeem deserves the death penalty for that one.February 3, 2017
Here are all the names of the people that perished in the Bowling Green Massacre. May they Rest In Peace pic.twitter.com/vB3k6vNz2yFebruary 3, 2017
RT if you died in the Bowling Green Massacre.February 3, 2017
Saddened and sickened by Frederick Douglass' silence surrounding the Bowling Green Massacre.February 3, 2017
Beryl Cook's depiction of the Bowling Green Massacre is particularly moving. pic.twitter.com/AuoaY0xxB4February 3, 2017
Our hearts go out to the victims of the Bowling Green Massacre.... #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/6cjtwOQwPxFebruary 3, 2017
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