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alternative facts

expression associated with political misinformation established in 2017
Organization Phrase Q28478874

Facts

5 properties

Identity

Instance of
phrase, political slogan, internet meme[5][6]

Location

Country
United States[4]
More facts +3
Award received
un-word of the year[3]
Different from
fake news[7]
Discoverer or inventor
Kellyanne Conway[2]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 4
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
LGBT Solidarity Rally (32714617385).jpg ↗
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11c30wlr54
Harper's tag
alternative-facts
Yle topic ID
18-245453

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 3
internet meme, phrase, political slogan
Country 1
United States
Different from 1
fake news
Discoverer or inventor 1
Kellyanne Conway
← Different from 1
fake news
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Summary

alternative facts is a phrase[1].

FAQs

What awards did alternative facts receive?

Honors received include un-word of the year[3].

Related Entities

Kellyanne Conway phrase United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . unwortdesjahres.net. Retrieved . unwortdesjahres.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · LadyData · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Kellyanne Conway
    Harper's tag → alternative-facts
    Country → United States
    Different from → fake news
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: alternative-facts, Matched to alternative facts (#289913087) in Har…"
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