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alternative facts July 23, 2017

Trump Still Doesn’t Accept That Russia Meddled in the ElectionWhite House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said on Sunday that the president thinks Russia is too smart to get caught hacking an election.

By Chas Danner
the national interest Feb. 22, 2017

Trump Staffers Plant Alternative Facts to Stop Him From Tweeting ThemMore leaks from the frightening world of Donald Trump’s child monarchy.

By Jonathan Chait
alternative facts Feb. 3, 2017

Kellyanne Conway Cites Made-up ‘Bowling Green Massacre’ to Justify Travel BanShe’s right that the terror attack “didn’t get covered,” but that’s because it never happened.

By Margaret Hartmann
alternative facts Jan. 27, 2017

Trump Is All-in on an Infowars-Approved Voter-Fraud Conspiracy TheoryUp until now, Trump and his staff have generally pointed, misleadingly, to mainstream studies to support the claim. Not anymore.

By Jesse Singal
select all Jan. 23, 2017

Merriam-Webster Reminds Kellyanne Conway What the Definition of ‘Fact’ IsKellyanne Conway called Trump’s false claims about 1.5 million people attending his inauguration “alternative facts.”

By Madison Malone Kircher
Jan. 22, 2017

Conway Says Trump Is Officially Never Releasing His Tax ReturnsPlus: “Alternative facts.”

By Caroline Bankoff