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Expression associated with political misinformation established in 2017
giving "alternative facts". Todd responded, "Look, alternative facts are not facts. They're falsehoods." Conway's use of the phrase "alternative facts" for
Alternative_facts
Datum or structured component of reality
the real world. Standard reference works are often used to check facts. Scientific facts are verified by careful, repeatable observation or measurement
Fact
Arguing multiple possibilities that may be mutually exclusive
statements can be given for facts within a party's knowledge. In New Jersey, pleading inconsistent facts in the alternative may not be used as an admission
Alternative_pleading
American political consultant and pollster (born 1967)
Conway's role as senior counselor to the president, she used the phrase "alternative facts" to describe fictitious attendance numbers for Trump's inauguration
Kellyanne_Conway
Pennsylvania minor league baseball team
Barack Obama on January 20, 2009. The SeaWolves hosted Alternative Facts Night to "celebrate facts that the team knows to be true—even if some media outlets
Erie_SeaWolves
Topics referred to by the same term
culture Alternative education, non-traditional education Alternative facts, expression associated with political misinformation coined in 2017 Alternative media
Alternative
Façade making something seem better than in reality
interpretation and/or application of a particular legal doctrine to the specific facts at issue. Use of the phrase is meant to imply that the reasons espoused
Potemkin_village
American journalist (born 1972)
" Todd interrupted her, saying: "Wait a minute. Alternative facts? ... Alternative facts are not facts. They're falsehoods." On June 26 and 27, 2019, Todd
Chuck_Todd
American political aide (born 1971)
press secretary was simply giving "alternative facts". Todd responded by saying, "Alternative facts are not facts. They are falsehoods." Two days later
Sean_Spicer
Internet adage
correct by including all necessary information and double checking that the facts are accurate. Be charitable by acknowledging the possibility of your own
Brandolini's_law
2008 book by Singh and Ernst
Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial (North American title: Trick or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine) is a 2008
Trick_or_Treatment?
Music genre
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music
Alternative_rock
Process of verifying information in non-fictional text
Henry, Emeric; Zhuravskaya, Ekaterina (1 February 2020). "Facts, alternative facts, and fact checking in times of post-truth politics". Journal of Public
Fact-checking
Covert operation designed to deceive
journalist Eliot Higgins interpreted this to mean that the arrest was in fact staged, with its organizers misunderstanding an instruction "to get 3 SIMs"
False_flag
Form of modern folklore
Factoid Woozle effect "Urban legend | Definition, Meaning, Examples, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February
Urban_legend
1987 book by Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz
January 2017, the phrase was noted for its similarity to the phrase "alternative facts" coined by Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway when she defended
The_Art_of_the_Deal
American nonprofit fact-checking website
the Politifact team, revealing confirmed facts and including accreditations. From 2009 to 2024, PolitiFact declared one political statement from each
PolitiFact
Simplified presentation of empirical finding
sciences, especially economics, a stylized fact is a simplified presentation of an empirical finding. Stylized facts are broad tendencies that aim to summarize
Stylized_fact
Methods of mind manipulation, often based on logical fallacies
matter apart from impartial examinations of facts. Name-calling is thus a substitute for rational, fact-based arguments against an idea or belief on
Propaganda_techniques
German writer (born 1970)
of serious history, but in the new landscape of 'post-truth' and 'alternative facts'". In 2020, Ohler's second non-fiction book was released: The Bohemians
Norman_Ohler
Fallacy of incomplete evidence
as the facts themselves are true but need to be put in context. Because research cannot be done live and is often untimely, cherry-picked facts or quotes
Cherry_picking
Type of psychological manipulation
January 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2017. Sopel, Jon (25 July 2018). "From 'alternative facts' to rewriting history in Trump's White House". BBC News. Archived
Gaslighting
Electrical equipment
and control power flow and provide dynamic voltage support. FACTS devices are alternatives to traditional electric grid solutions and improvements, where
Flexible AC transmission system
Flexible_AC_transmission_system
Unscientific healthcare practices
Simon; Ernst, Edzard (2008). Trick or treatment: the undeniable facts about alternative medicine (1st American ed.). New York: W.W. Norton. pp. 201, 222
Alternative_medicine
Language that deliberately disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words
and to get away with it; and the ability to use lies and choose and shape facts selectively, blocking out those that don’t fit an agenda or program. Edward
Doublespeak
Propaganda technique
getting louder. Here are the facts". Associated Press. Retrieved 16 September 2024. Qiu, Linda (17 August 2023). "Fact-Checking the Breadth of Trump's
Big_lie
Informal fallacy involving falsely limited alternatives
number of alternatives must be true. This disjunction is problematic because it oversimplifies the choice by excluding viable alternatives, presenting
False_dilemma
2001 video game
with themes and concepts such as post-truth politics, fake news, alternative facts, synthetic media, and echo chambers, that became culturally relevant
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal_Gear_Solid_2:_Sons_of_Liberty
Adjective derived from the author George Orwell
"Orwellian" in 2021, featuring the lyrics "We live in Orwellian times". Alternative facts Bibliography of George Orwell Brainwashing Doublespeak Award Indoctrination
Orwellian
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up fact in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. FACT or FACTS may refer to: FACTNet, Fight Against Coercive Tactics Network Falsely Accused Carers and
FACT
Media sources that differ from established or dominant types of media
Rodriguez Åsa Wettergren Alternative facts – Expression associated with political misinformation established in 2017 Alternative media in South Africa –
Alternative_media
1949 dystopian novel by George Orwell
after a controversy involving Kellyanne Conway using the phrase "alternative facts" to explain discrepancies with the media. On 5 November 2019, the
Nineteen_Eighty-Four
German director, producer, screenwriter (born 1942)
August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017. "What is Truth in an Age of Alternative Facts". Walker Art Center. 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 8
Werner_Herzog
corrupt rather than as a source of public knowledge. The phrase "alternative facts" was coined by Kellyanne Conway, the Counselor to the President, when
Anti-intellectualism in the United States
Anti-intellectualism_in_the_United_States
British fact-checking organisation
Full Fact is a British charity based in London which checks and corrects facts reported in the news as well as claims which circulate on social media
Full_Fact
False information presented as news
for clues. Overlapping terms are bullshit, hoax news, pseudo-news, alternative facts, false news and junk news. The National Endowment for Democracy defines
Fake_news
Propaganda technique
there are no agreed-upon facts. ... When reasoned democratic discourse is not possible because there are no agreed upon facts, all that is left is the
Firehose_of_falsehood
Music genre
Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal) is a genre of heavy metal music that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres
Alternative_metal
Swedish professor of theoretical philosophy
she published Alternativa fakta: Om kunskapen och dess fiender ("Alternative facts: On knowledge and its enemies"). The book was gifted to over 100 000
Åsa_Wikforss
Process of determining what a company will receive in exchange for its products
increases the higher the product's price relative to perceived alternatives. Perceived alternatives can vary by buyer segment, by occasion, and other factors
Pricing
Fictional animal in Canadian television public service announcement
Kimiz, Dalkir; Rebecca, Katz (2020-02-28). Navigating Fake News, Alternative Facts, and Misinformation in a Post-Truth World. IGI Global. p. 232.
House_hippo
Concept regarding objective facts
phenomena: "there are only the facts". I would say: no, there really are no facts, but only interpretations. We cannot ascertain any fact "in itself". Therefore
Post-truth
Communication used to influence opinion
agenda. Propaganda may not be objective and often selectively presents facts to encourage a particular perception, or uses loaded language to produce
Propaganda
Form of propaganda in public relations and politics
traditional public relations and advertising may manage their presentation of facts, "spin" often implies the use of disingenuous, deceptive, and manipulative
Spin_(propaganda)
Fact-checking website
company's actions. Since November 2014, FactCheck.org has published twenty-eight pages of articles checking the facts on the many 2016 U.S. presidential election
FactCheck.org
Nonexistent event
reaction, with many relating it to Conway's earlier use of the phrase "alternative facts" to describe false statements by White House press secretary Sean
Bowling_Green_massacre
Concept in Nineteen Eighty-Four of accepting two contradictory statements
List of Newspeak words Memory hole Thoughtcrime Complementary pages Alternative facts Big lie Contradiction Dissociation (psychology) Double-talk Hypocrisy
Doublethink
Hostility to and mistrust of education, philosophy, art, literature, and science
During the first and second Trump administrations, fake news and alternative facts became central pillars of discourse in the United States. In 2019
Anti-intellectualism
American actress (born 1988)
13, 2017). "The good life is never what it seems: The celebrity 'alternative facts' of 'The Arrangement'". Screener. Archived from the original on August
Ashley_Hinshaw
Attributing events to an improbable conspiracy
Rothbard describes this latter activity as a matter of confirming with certain facts one's initial paranoia. Belief in conspiracy theories is generally based
Conspiracy_theory
Deliberately misleading information
development of theory and empirical findings." Alternative perspectives have been proposed: Moving beyond fact-checking and media literacy to study a pervasive
Disinformation
British fact-checking startup company
employees. In July 2020, the International Fact-Checking Network certified the company's Logically Facts unit as a fact-checker. The certification was renewed
Logically_(company)
of the other categories above. Internet portal Journalism portal Alternative facts – Expression associated with political misinformation established
List_of_fake_news_websites
that we see reality as it really is—objectively and without bias; that the facts are plain for all to see; that rational people will agree with us; and that
List_of_cognitive_biases
Fact-checking feature on X
feature on X (formerly Twitter) where contributors can add context such as fact-checks under a post, image or video. It is a community-driven content moderation
Community_Notes
Politics in which facts are considered irrelevant
summarised the core message of post-truth politics as "Facts are negative. Facts are pessimistic. Facts are unpatriotic." He added that post-truth politics
Post-truth_politics
Vulgar term for nonsense
the side of the true nor on the side of the false. His eye is not on the facts at all, as the eyes of the honest man and of the liar are, except insofar
Bullshit
Italian philosopher
discussed in his most recent books—Being at Large: Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2020), Why Only Art Can Save Us:
Santiago_Zabala
Mental phenomenon of holding contradictory beliefs
facts and information, requires the students to defend their personal beliefs. Afterwards, the students are trained to objectively perceive new facts
Cognitive_dissonance
Deceptive statement
simply consider it not lying. Philosophy portal Psychology portal Alternative facts Casuistry Degree of truth Economical with the truth Fallacy of the
Half-truth
Soft redirect to Wikisource
article for NASA FACTS. Please search "NASA FACTS" for alternative titles or spellings. You may want to read Wikisource's text on "nasa facts" instead. Start
NASA_FACTS
Fact-checking website
Dean, Michelle (September 20, 2017). "Snopes and the Search for Facts in a Post-Fact World". Wired. Retrieved December 10, 2018. Funke, Daniel (July 31
Snopes
American composer
archbishop upon his return to the church in 2011. His performance "Alternative Facts" for solo piano, recorded by Gloria Cheng, made a political statement
Bruce_Babcock
at the end of the game that resulted in them blowing a 28–3 lead. Alternative facts Conspiracy theories in United States politics Conspiracy theories
List_of_conspiracy_theories
German slur Lügenpresse used to discredit media, from Nazi era to modern politics
truth to the criticism of Pegida that the mainstream press is distorting facts and concealing crucial information from the reader; in the new states of
Lying_press
58th United States presidential inauguration
stated that Spicer merely presented "alternative facts". Todd responded by saying "alternative facts are not facts. They're falsehoods." On January 23
First inauguration of Donald Trump
First_inauguration_of_Donald_Trump
Argument that uses faulty reasoning
biases Critical thinking – Analysis of facts to form a judgment False statement – Statement contradicted by facts and reality Inference objection – Reason
Fallacy
Headset – VRScout". vrscout.com. March 28, 2017. "25 Intriguing Facts About Gotye". FACTS.NET. October 11, 2023. "Radio-Friendly Unit Shifters". Pitchfork
List of alternative rock artists
List_of_alternative_rock_artists
Words or phrases using vague claims to appear meaningful
impression that something specific and meaningful has been said, when in fact only a vague, ambiguous, or irrelevant claim has been communicated. The terms
Weasel_word
American conservative political commentator and author (born 1988)
tweeted, "Kayleigh McEnany is coming to the White House with new 'alternative facts' about #coronavirus. The rest of the world calls them lies." McEnany
Kayleigh_McEnany
British website featuring politics and culture
Fanshawe, Simon (22 February 2022). "New York Times is peddling its own alternative facts over JK Rowling". New Statesman. Retrieved 29 October 2022. Kanter
UnHerd
Economic consulting firm
2018-03-08. "Fact-checking Trump's statement on withdrawing from Paris". PolitiFact. Retrieved 2018-03-06. "Trump cites alternative facts about Clean Power
National Economic Research Associates
National_Economic_Research_Associates
1995 book by sociologist James W. Loewen
same text as the 2007 edition, adding a new preface, "The age of alternative facts". In April 2019, Loewen and Rebecca Stefoff, known for her adaptation
Lies_My_Teacher_Told_Me
Epistemic overconfidence instilled by pop-sci oversimplifications
scientists make. He expresses the concern that "alternative facts" exploit this effect to confuse what scientific facts really are and highlights the importance
Easiness_effect
Apparently multiple sources for single-source data
an iconic watch: how lazy writers and Wikipedia create and spread fake "facts"". KSNV. Retrieved 19 June 2019. Hardwick, Viv (9 September 2014). "Mears
Circular_reporting
Form of influence campaign
During the war most Germans actually believed that this station was in fact a German radio station and it even gained the recognition of Germany's propaganda
Black_propaganda
2017 studio album by the Fall
August 2017. "New Facts Emerge - The Fall". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 January 2018. Ham, Robert (29 July 2017). "The Fall: New Facts Emerge Album Review"
New_Facts_Emerge
Right-wing hoax
they were "baseless". As rumors spread in April 2022, news fact-checking organization PolitiFact did not find any credible news reports to support the claim
Litter_boxes_in_schools_hoax
Effect of how information is presented on perception
argument or another, the facts must be presented through a rhetorical frame. It is argued that, without the frame, the facts of an argument become lost
Framing_(social_sciences)
Techniques used for those with communication impairments
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) encompasses the communication methods used to supplement or replace speech or writing for those with
Augmentative and alternative communication
Augmentative_and_alternative_communication
Alternate history (also alternative history, allohistory, althist, or simply A.H.) is a subgenre of speculative fiction in which one or more historical
Alternate_history
Derisive term for certain people
2004 quote and the rise of post-truth politics in the late 2010s. Alternative facts Consensus reality Fake news Truthiness Halliday, Fred (2010). Shocked
Reality-based_community
Hotel in Bal Harbor, Florida
Retrieved 9 February 2017. "Trump Aide Says Press Secretary Used 'Alternative Facts'". Bloomberg.com. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017 – via
The_St._Regis_Bal_Harbour
Myth, and Alternative Facts," Black Perspectives (December 6, 2017), https://www.aaihs.org/slavery-the-plantation-myth-and-alternative-facts/> Plantation
Plantation_tradition
Incorrect or misleading information
operations often shaped the public perception, occasionally distorting facts to promote economic or ideological agendas. With the discovery of television
Misinformation
Parable by French economist Frédéric Bastiat
glazier was breaking windows to force people to hire his services. Yet the facts observed by the onlookers remain true: the glazier benefits from the business
Parable_of_the_broken_window
Reporting on a fringe assertion as if it were legitimate debate
make determinations about how to interpret the facts, and interpretations or arguments around those facts are left to the opinion pages. Because many newsworthy
False_balance
Invented claim or trivial fact
factoids as "facts which have no existence before appearing in a magazine or newspaper", and formed the word by combining the word fact and the ending
Factoid
American docu-series starring Megan Fox
unsubstantiated claims about the ancient world." He concluded promoting "alternative facts" comes with a cost. "Legends of the Lost" may have entertained and
Legends of the Lost with Megan Fox
Legends_of_the_Lost_with_Megan_Fox
Contemporary art gallery
when no softness came (2019). Coverage also includes Josh Kline's Alternative Facts at VSF Seoul (2020), and exhibitions of Jessie Homer French in Los
Various_Small_Fires_(gallery)
Dutch progressive rock band
Staging the Seventh Wave (2017, live album) The World is Flat and Other Alternative Facts (2017) "#78 "Silhouette: Utrecht sympho group emerges from the shadows""
Silhouette_(band)
For-profit, user-curated news website
Counselor to the U.S. president, Kellyanne Conway, use the expression 'alternative facts' during an interview in January 2017. WikiTribune was based in an
WikiTribune
Alternative Tentacles is an American independent record label founded in 1979 by Jello Biafra and East Bay Ray. In 1998, Biafra's former bandmates sued
Alternative Tentacles discography
Alternative_Tentacles_discography
Distortion of historical record
historical facts." In terms of the 21st Century, increased international debate and discussion have partially failed to prevent efforts obfuscating the facts surrounding
Historical_negationism
Journalistic media that disperse action-oriented political agendas
democratic process of production and distribution. Advocates support its alternative and oppositional view of mass media, arguing that conventional outlets
Radical_media
False or misleading information about 5G technology
celebrities. In social media, misinformation related to 5G was presented as facts, and circulated extensively. There are no scientifically proven adverse
5G_misinformation
Website that deliberately publishes hoaxes and disinformation
Alarmism – Excessive or exaggerated alarm about a real or imagined threat Alternative facts – Expression associated with political misinformation established
Fake_news_website
Term refers to environmentally-friendly technologies
Alternative technology is a term used to refer to technologies that are more environmentally friendly than the functionally equivalent technologies dominant
Alternative_technology
Promotion to encourage truth and rational thinking
answer) to recent political trends in the US and UK, for example to alternative facts, growth of fake news and post-truth politics; all of which are seen
Pro-Truth_Pledge
Liturgical book in the Anglican Church of Canada
"Prepared ... by Canadian Facts, Toronto, Ontario." ISBN 1-55126-075-1 Book of Alternative Services (PDF) Book of Alternative Services (HTML) Portions
Book_of_Alternative_Services
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