alternative fact

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alternative fact (plural alternative facts)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see alternative,‎ fact.
  2. (politics, media) Something presented as a fact for reasons of political expediency; a fiction, a falsehood, a lie. [since the late 2010s]
    • 2017 February 25, R. E. Guyson Mayers, “A GUY"S VIEW: Season of discontent”, in Barbados Advocate:
      They are creating their own facts, but one need not be in Government to create alternative facts.
    • 2017 March 3, “Private Sydney: Celebrities quick to present their own 'alternative facts'”, in The Sydney Morning Herald:
      According to Donald Trump we live in an era of "fake news" where his "alternative facts" should be swallowed whole, and without scrutiny.
    • 2017 March 3, Chantal Hébert, “It's not just Donald Trump who shifts the truth, Canada's politicians have been using alternative facts for years”, in Toronto Star:
      Prime ministers have not been immune to spreading alternative facts.
    Synonym: counterknowledge

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This term gained prominence after it was used by Kellyanne Conway in January 2017 and widely repeated in the US media.[2][3][4]

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  1. ^ 2017 January 22, Reuters, "'Alt-fact': Trump's White House Threatens War on Media Over 'Unfair Attacks'", Haaretz
  2. ^ 2017 January 22, Jason Silverstein, "Kellyanne Conway says White House offers ‘alternative facts’ to media reports", New York Daily News
  3. ^ 2017 January 22, Erik Sherman, "Alternative Facts May Be The End Of Trustworthy Government Data", Forbes Magazine
  4. ^ 2017 January 22, Meet The Press, "Kellyanne Conway: Press Secretary Sean Spicer Gave 'Alternative Facts'", NBC News
  5. ^ 2017 January 23, Gabriel Hassan, "Vu des États-Unis. Les alarmants “faits alternatifs” du président Trump", Courrier International
  6. ^ 2017 January 23, Peter Seidel, "Kommentar zum Trump-Team „Alternative Fakten“ – das ganze Repertoire von Populisten", Berliner Zeitung
  7. ^ 2017 January 23, Martino Mazzonis, "Non notizie false, ma “fatti alternativi”: benvenuti nell’era dell’informazione versione Trump", Left
  8. ^ 2017 January 23, Cecilia Scaldaferri, "Il team di Trump rivendica la possibilità di raccontare 'fatti alternativi'", Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
  9. ^ 2017 January 23, AP, "Gobierno de Trump es objeto de burlas por “verdad alterna”", Reporte Nivel Uno
  10. ^ 2017 January, Martin Jönsson, "Martin Jönsson: Trumps ”alternativa fakta” lägger grunden för ”Den stora lögnen”", DN.se
  11. ^ 2017 January, Susanne Sjöstedt, "Trump är bäst – ingen protest!", allehanda
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