English Explanatory Dictionary

alternative fact

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something presented as a fact for reasons of political expediency; a fiction, a falsehood, a lie.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see alternative, fact.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

alternative fact alternative facts alt-fact

Etymology

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

Synonyms

counterfact counterknowledge alternative fact anti-fact invention bluff bollocks bullshit canard cap chin clanker contradiction cram disinformation fabrication falsehood falsification fib flam goof hoax hummer inveracity inverity jive lie load of bull load of crap load of shit mendacity misinformation mistruth nonsense nontruth pile of crap pile of shit pork pie porker porky prevarication red flag rubbish story swack-up tall tale terminological inexactitude untruism untruth whopper wisker yanker yed

Related words

post-truth
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