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Kellyanne Conway claims ‘alternative facts.’ Twitter’s response is hilarious.

Zach Cartwright | January 22, 2017

After Donald Trump aide Kellyanne Conway referred to outright lies as “alternative facts,” #AlternativeFacts is now a top trending hashtag on Twitter.

Conway, who is President Trump’s top legal counsel, is the top subject of ridicule for Twitter users across the country, after insisting to Chuck Todd on NBC’s Meet the Press that White House Press Secretary wasn’t telling lies about Trump’s inauguration crowd, but instead presenting “alternative facts.”

Conway is now being universally mocked by Twitter users, who pointed out that they would not have as much success using “alternative facts” in situations like classrooms, courtrooms, workplaces, tax returns, or architecture.

Me: Hi, SAT Board, I need you to change my test scores. I didn't get the questions wrong.
I provided #alternativefacts @MeetThePress

— Jenni Tilton-Flood (@jtiltonflood) January 22, 2017
When I file my taxes this year I am going to use #alternativefacts so I can avoid paying them.

— In the Big House (@Section314) January 22, 2017
Can someone recommend a source of #alternativefacts for my bank account?

— Matt Blank (@msbutah) January 22, 2017
I tried putting #alternativefacts on my tax forms and now I'm serving 15 to life ??

— Ohm Shukla?? (@OhmShukla) January 22, 2017
Do you want a civil engineer using #alternativefacts about tensile strength while building a bridge?

— Jennifer Gunter (@DrJenGunter) January 22, 2017
I'm using #alternativefacts on my bank loan application tomorrow. ?? ?? ??

— Robert Graves (@RggnycRobert) January 22, 2017
Now I’m waiting for students to start arguing that their exam answers aren’t wrong, but rather just #alternativefacts.

— Thanasis Kinias (@tkinias) January 22, 2017
Court: Counsel, literally none of what you just said is accurate.
Trump lawyer: did you see I cited to alternative facts? #AlternativeFacts

— Lawyer Thoughts (@lawyerthoughts)
January 22, 2017

Others presented “alternative facts” of their own, by making obviously false statements but backing them up with Kellyanne Conway’s new catchphrase

Water is actually dry in its natural state and only becomes wet with human contact. #AlternativeFacts #ThatsWhatSheSaid

— Braden (@BackhandBandit) January 22, 2017
I am a rich white woman. #alternativefacts

— Diana Williams (@D_L_Williams) January 22, 2017
Columbus discovered America.#AlternativeFacts

— Ethan Keller (@EthanKeller) January 22, 2017
New Coke was a huge success. #alternativefacts

— Kenya J (@KenyaJ121) January 22, 2017
3 doors down is still a relevant band #alternativefacts

— bridget (@bridgetnix) January 22, 2017
#alternativefacts
Largest Inaugural crowd. Period pic.twitter.com/QBfkJTOMRZ

— George D. (@xdelmar59) January 22, 2017
"This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period!" #alternativefacts pic.twitter.com/Dd1ClGFfpM

— Diane N. Sevenay (@Diane_7A)
January 22, 2017

This is far from the first time Kellyanne Conway has been caught in a lie or dressing up someone else’s lies. Twitter users suggested that given her consistent avoidance of the truth, “alternative facts” may be something she depends on for her very survival.

Kellyanne Conway has a rare disease where if she actually answers a question or tells the truth she dies. #alternativefacts

— Elle Morgan (@El_Morgan12) January 22, 2017


Kellyanne Conway isn't crazy. She's alternative sane. #alternativefacts

— Truther Dare (@truther_dare) January 22, 2017
KellyAnnConway: It wasn't raining on Trump's inauguration day, that was alternative sunshine. #alternativefacts

— GCastle (@answeryourshoe) January 22, 2017

Of course, Sean Spicer’s press conference insisting that Donald Trump had larger-than-ever inauguration crowds was based entirely
on falsehoods, as Politifact explained on Saturday.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/jan/21/sean-spicer/trump-had-biggest-inaugural-crowd-ever-metrics-don/

images: This pair of photos shows a view of the crowd on the National Mall at the inaugurations of President Barack Obama, above, on Jan. 20, 2009, and President Donald Trump, below, on Jan. 20, 2017.
http://static.politifact.com.s3.amazonaws.com/politifact/photos/AP_NYAJ501_TRUMP_INAUGURATI.JPG


But given Conway’s brazen insistence on obfuscating the truth, we can likely expect four more years of constant lying from the White House and its spokespeople.


http://usuncut.com/politics/alternative-facts-twitter-savage/