Merriam-Webster taunts Donald Trump on ‘alternative facts’ on Twitter with the exact meaning of ‘fact’

Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press”, Conway got into a heated debate with the channel’s host Chuck Todd over the White House’s statements about the crowd size at the inauguration. Spicer had argued earlier that the media had “deliberately misled the public” by suggesting that the new POTUS’ inauguration crowd was smaller than that of Barack Obama’s.

In the heated exchange when the host pressed Conway on why the press secretary said a “falsehood”, he was snubbed by her and she slammed him for being “overly dramatic.” She continued to defend Spicer and said, “You’re saying it’s a falsehood, and they’re giving — our press secretary, Sean Spicer, gave alternative facts to that.”

Before Conway could continue further, a baffled Todd interrupted her to ask what she meant by ‘alternative fact’? “Wait a minute. Alternative facts? Alternative facts? Four of the five facts he uttered … were just not true. Alternative facts are not facts; they’re falsehoods,” Todd said.

Soon people could not just overlook this new nomenclature of “falsehood”. In fact, within a few minutes, it became the hottest new question in politics: What are alternative facts? And how different it is from plain blunt facts, rather the truth.

“Alternative facts are not facts. They are falsehoods,” Chuck Todd tells Pres. Trump’s counselor Kellyanne Conway this morning. WATCH: pic.twitter.com/Ao005dQ13r

— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) January 22, 2017

Recently, with the influx of fake news, the world became associated with ‘post-truth’ but alternative fact, well nor yet. Soon the #AlternativeFact created a social media stir with people trying to deduce the meaning, the best thing happened when Merriam-Webster, the company that’s most known for publishing dictionaries took to Twitter to explain to Conway, what her new words could mean. Well, to be honest, it took a dig at her and said, “A fact is a piece of information presented as having objective reality.”

📈A fact is a piece of information presented as having objective reality. https://t.co/gCKRZZm23c

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) January 22, 2017

As soon as the linguist expert trolled her, people went crazy with hilarious responses. Sample these.

Hillary is president right now. I choose to believe this. #alternativefacts

— Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) January 22, 2017

I have some #AlternativeFacts to share too… @KellyannePolls @RealDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/tyzyTo14kJ

— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) January 24, 2017

Donald and Melania seem really happy. #AlternativeFacts pic.twitter.com/fKLq88Ud4c

— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) January 24, 2017

Based on recs from folks on Twitter, I updated the sign outside my Congressional office. Added “Period” to #AlternativeFacts Free Zone. pic.twitter.com/rhILZWLmUW

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) January 25, 2017

Obi-Wan “From a certain point of view” Kenobi and the Jedi invented #AlternativeFacts. pic.twitter.com/rxBSg4Wf3P

— Death Star PR (@DeathStarPR) January 24, 2017

The iPhone features all-day battery life. #AlternativeFacts

— not Jony Ive (@JonyIveParody) January 22, 2017

As a member of the @backstreetboys, I had a love child with @BettyMWhite. #AlternativeFacts

— Lance Bass (@LanceBass) January 22, 2017

“I cannot tell a lie…but…perhaps I can interest you in an alternative fact?” pic.twitter.com/bGIMf3b9wT

— Alex Rainert (@arainert) January 22, 2017

landlord: you said your rent would be on time
me: that’s an alternative fact

— Ziwe (@ziwe) January 22, 2017

“I used to date Beyoncé.” #alternativefacts

— Stephen Holder (@HolderStephen) January 22, 2017

unbelievable, record setting turn out for this flight. a million, maybe 1.5 million people. the best flight, unbelievable. #alternativefacts pic.twitter.com/Xn84121FkB

— Sara Gazarek (@saragazarek) January 23, 2017

WE WILL WIN GRAMMYS IN EVERY CATEGORY THIS YEAR #alternativefacts

— DNCE (@DNCE) January 23, 2017

Best. Anagram. Ever.

ALTERNATIVE FACTS
= AN EVIL STATECRAFT#AlternativeFacts (h/t @anagramtimes) pic.twitter.com/SbDAG7jvWA

— Jonathan Kaye (@JonathanMKaye) January 24, 2017

My 8 year old asked me about #alternativefacts . ” But a fact is a fact” he said . “Yes”. “That means anything else is not true” “Yes.”

— Minnie Driver (@driverminnie) January 23, 2017

My #alternativedog greeting me on my way out the door this morning. #alternativefacts pic.twitter.com/GIN66IFAMr

— Joe Keene (@joekeene) January 23, 2017

“No, it’s a dolphin costume” #alternativefacts pic.twitter.com/fXUQSMEjMl

— Linz DeFranco🙊 (@LinzDeFranco) January 23, 2017

#alternativefacts #tweetme @sirboring @SNRTG Pls RT @TheDailyShow @MotherJones art:Tim O’Brien pic.twitter.com/bKG2dpSbDt

— Robert C Fullerton (@RCF_music) January 23, 2017

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