Donald Trump’s senior advisor Kellyanne Conway caused an Internet storm on Sunday when she claimed that Donald Trump’s press secretary hadn’t lied about the size of the crowd at Trump’s inauguration – he had simply presented ‘alternative facts’.
Host of NBC’s Meet The Press Chuck Todd had asked Conway why she thought the president had asked his press secretary, Sean Spicer, to say that the inauguration crowd was significantly bigger than it actually was.
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Conway replied, “You’re saying it’s a falsehood. And they’re giving Sean Spicer, our press secretary, alternative facts to that.”
Essentially, she’s saying that the facts aren’t ‘wrong’, they’re just ‘different’.
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Given that Trump has been criticised for simply ignoring facts and presenting his own reality, this is pretty serious.
But the Internet, able to make a joke out of anything, has reacted in hilarity with responses from celebs and more…
Hillary is president right now. I choose to believe this. #alternativefacts
— Samantha Bee (@realsambee) January 22, 2017
I added the following sign to my office in the nation's Capital. It says "Alternative Fact Free Zone." #alternativefacts #SeanSpicerSays pic.twitter.com/0mSwgrFTYV
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) January 24, 2017
You can eat pizza every day and lose weight. #alternativefacts
— Women's Humor (@womenshumor) January 23, 2017
Donald and Melania seem really happy. #AlternativeFacts pic.twitter.com/fKLq88Ud4c
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) January 24, 2017
#alternativefacts is perhaps the greatest Real Housewives term I have ever heard. I can't believe we haven't heard it on a reunion
— Andy Cohen (@Andy) January 22, 2017
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Kellyanne Conjob made clear that the audit was a smokescreen, and we won't be seeing Trump's taxes. They're full of "alternative facts."
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) January 22, 2017
Dear media,
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) January 24, 2017
Stop using the word “falsehoods.” We have a much simpler word for alternative facts. Lies.
Sincerely,
America
Lies. Alternative facts. Vs. Torture. Motivation. Seems like the shadow world isn't so different than ours. #ShadowhuntersChat
— Sarah Hyland (@Sarah_Hyland) January 24, 2017
Lying about stupid little things like crowd size – lies that are easily debunked -makes you wonder about the BIG LIES. #AlternativeFacts
— Ron Asher (@rmasher2) January 24, 2017
He gave him an "alternative handshake" https://t.co/O9rad6zNLo
— UberFacts (@UberFacts) January 23, 2017
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