Merriam-Webster trolls Kellyanne Conway for calling falsehoods ‘alternate facts’

via ew.com

Kellyanne Conway made headlines this weekend for rebranding the White House’s false information about Donald Trump’s inauguration crowds as “alternative facts.” So, the social media team behind the Merriam-Webster Dictionary felt the need to clarify the definition of the word “fact.”

On Saturday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer scolded reporters during a press briefing for spreading what he deemed falsities about Trump’s inauguration, according to CNN. “This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period,” he said, despite contrary findings from aerial photos, Nielsen ratings, and Metro reports on subway riders in Washington, D.C. (it was actually less than half the size of Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Much less).

During a Sunday interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, Conway defended Spicer’s false claims as “alternative facts.”

Here are a few more #alternativefacts to start your day

ᶰᵒᵗ Jony Ive on Twitter

The iPhone features all-day battery life. #AlternativeFacts

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Tea Pain on Twitter

If the average American gets caught in the workplace usin’ #AlternativeFacts, they are asked to find an #AlternativePlaceToWork.

DL Hughley on Twitter

All I know is if you give #AlternativeFacts on the witness stand! Yoass is catching a case! #TeamDl