alternative fact

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something presented as a fact for reasons of political expediency; a fiction, a falsehood, a lie.
    — They are creating their own facts, but one need not be in Government to create alternative facts.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see alternative, fact.
    — That Newton was an empirical scientist is a fact. An alternative fact is that he was an alchemist.

词形变化

alternative facts plural alt-fact alternative

词源

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