German linguists: ‘Alternative facts’ the non-word of 2017

Pictured is Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway accompanied by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as she speaks during a news conference in Trenton, N.J. This week German linguists declared the phrase “alternative facts” -- popularized by White House aide Kellyanne Conway -- the non-word of 2017. Conway used the phrase last year when asked why President Donald Trump’s then-Press Secretary Sean Spicer mischaracterized the size of the inauguration crowd. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Pictured is Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway accompanied by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as she speaks during a news conference in Trenton, N.J. This week German linguists declared the phrase “alternative facts” -- popularized by White House aide Kellyanne Conway -- the non-word of 2017. Conway used the phrase last year when asked why President Donald Trump’s then-Press Secretary Sean Spicer mischaracterized the size of the inauguration crowd. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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