One of the most recognizable faces of former President Donald Trump's administration, ex-presidential counsellor Kellyanne Conway, has confounded the internet with her comments during a recent interview with far-right Fox News host Laura Ingraham.
First of all, Conway's relationship with the truth has been demonstrably long-distance. Just days after Trump's inauguration in 2017, Conway coined the term "alternative facts" to describe then-White House press secretary Sean Spicer's lie that Trump's inauguration was "the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period." It wasn't.
"Alternative facts" would go on to characterize the rest of Conway's career, as she regularly emerged before the press with a steely smile to defend a President who would tell more than 30 thousand lies in just four years.
On Thursday night, Conway sat for an interview with Laura Ingraham, who is also famous for regularly promoting lies to millions of viewers.
That's when "alternative facts" devolved into alternate histories.
Kellyanne claims Biden and Psaki have lost their credibility and says they have a fact problem pic.twitter.com/fXegv1sVKb
— Acyn (@Acyn) March 11, 2022
Conway told Ingraham:
" Joe Biden, he has this way—[and White House press secretary] Jen Psaki—of playing the blaming game, name and shame nonsense of Washington, but it would rely on the American people believing it, and they've lost credibility, not just in their message and their messengers. Y'know, Laura, I like to say this administration doesn't have a messaging problem, they have a fact problem."
You can likely guess how social media users responded.
Maybe they need… alternative facts? https://t.co/KhQkQ0W2tL
— Matt Wilstein (@mattwilstein) March 11, 2022
The inventor of "alternative facts" says what? https://t.co/5RoRVvoDhd
— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) March 11, 2022
Now are those regular facts or “alternative facts”? https://t.co/D18sylRVTR
— Dr. John Biggan 🌻 (@Biggan4Congress) March 11, 2022
Alternative fact lady? That’s rich. 🙄🙄 https://t.co/3yR0ngWhg1
— Erin M (@em0rn12) March 11, 2022
"They have a fact problem"
- Lady who coined the phrase "Alternative facts" https://t.co/dLwbVha3mw
— Chris Strider (@stridinstrider) March 11, 2022
It didn't stop there.
Raising irony to never seen before levels. https://t.co/hQWhQUkzfg
— David (@X2Brand) March 11, 2022
I just can’t with this liar https://t.co/yB6d1A68as
— aGirlfromMontrose³³º¹ (@a_afpyatt) March 11, 2022
Pot calling kettle I would say. https://t.co/ViaCsauh5E
— KatieC 😷💉⚖️🏳️🌈 (@YepJustKatieC) March 11, 2022
Kellyanne is so deep in the twilight zone she does not even know what she is talking about. https://t.co/Z1hgwK2iHM
— Stand With Ukraine (@Michefielding) March 11, 2022
Conway's memoir about her time in the White House is set for publication this summer, though it's unclear if fact-checkers will have time to rebut its "alternative facts."
