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#AlternativeFacts / #SpicerFacts

#AlternativeFacts / #SpicerFacts

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#AlternativeFacts / #SpicerFacts are a pair of hashtags that emerged to mock White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's first press conference as part of the Donald Trump administration. Using the hashtags, Twitter users tell outlandish falsehoods in reference to how Sean Spicer said easily disprovable statements about the Inauguration of Donald Trump.

Origin

On January 21st, 2017, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer held his first press conference under President Trump. There, he chastised the media for supposedly falsely reporting on the size of the crowd at Trump's inauguration. Despite photographic evidence to the contrary, Spicer insisted Trump's inauguration had the highest attendance numbers ever, echoing Trump's claim that 1.5 million people attended his inauguration when the official report placed the number at 250,000.[1]



Spread

Following Spicer's press conferences, users began mocking the disprovable statements made by Spencer by tweeting outlandish statements with the hashtag #SpicerFacts, often with pictures of Spicer. The Daily Dot,[2] Bustle,[3] USA Today,[4] and more published roundups of some of the best tweets using the hashtag.


Susanna @SusannaMatte FollowV Today Trump crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope, published 100 poems in Spanish & lost 50lbs. #SeanSpicerFacts INGTON Zack Pohl @ZackPohl Follow V "Crystal Pepsi was the most delicious soft drink in history. Period." #SpicerFacts INGTON Vic Berger IV @VicBergerlV Following "My head is not shrinking. In fact, it's the biggest head l've ever had. Period."-@seanspicer THE E HOUS GTON

#AlternativeFacts

Twitter users made similar jokes using the hashtag #AlternativeFacts after Trump spokeswoman Kellyanne Conway used the term "Alternative Facts" on MSNBC's Meet the Press with Chuck Todd on January 22nd, 2017, to describe the claims Spicer made in his first press conference.




Jokes with the #AlternativeFacts hashtag also included references to knockoff pieces of pop culture in a similar vein to a recent popular Twitter meme, Can I Copy Your Homework? The jokes made Twitter Moments[5] the following day.

Various Examples


Matthew A. Cherry @MatthewACherry Follow ' Real Facts vs. #AlternativeFacts Michael Blackmon * @blackmon Follow V A fact vs. an alternative fact Seth Young @sethyoung Follow V Meet my new cat. He is the best cat. Of course he's a cat. Yes, stand by cat. This is arn alternative fact Alex Rainert @arainert + Follow v "I cannot tell a lie...but...perhaps can interest you in an alternative fact?" Carina Hsieh @carinahsieh + Follow V alternative fact Matthew A. Cherry @MatthewACherry + Follow v When someone tries to use #alternativefacts with you in an argument and you know you're about to hit them with #straightfacts

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External References

[1] Daily Dot – Trump administration claims president had biggest inauguration crowd ever

[2] Daily Dot – The internet mocks Sean Spicer for his press statement, turns him into a meme

[3] Bustle – 13 Sean Spicer Memes That Put His Absurd Inaugural Crowd Claims In Their Place

[4] USA Today – White House press secretary inspires new meme: #SpicerFacts

[5] Twitter Moments – 'Alternative facts' gets the meme treatment

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