Alternative Facts
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
-- George Orwell, "1984"
Donald Trump, Press Conference Jan 27 2017
Trump and May joint conference
Position 16 minutes and 16 seconds.
I happened to be in Scotland in Turnberry cutting a ribbon when Brexit happened and we had a vast amount of press. And I said Brexit�this was the day before, you probably remember�and I said Brexit is going to happen and I was scorned in the press for making that prediction. I was scorned. And I said it�s going to happen because people want to control who�s coming into their country and they want to control their own trade and various other things. And lo and behold, the following day, it happened. And the odds weren�t looking good for me when I made that statement because as you know everyone thought it was not going to happen.
However I checked
June 23, 2016: BREXIT Referendum Date
June 24, 2016: Turnberry Resort Opens
Donald Trump arrives, 1 day after the referendum and mistakenly tweets that Scotland is supporting BREXT! Like this:
Just arrived in Scotland. Place is going wild over the vote. They took their country back, just like we will take America back. No games!
� Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2016
The Answer
Is this an example of what the new administration refers to as Alternative Facts?
Fact#1: Donald arrives Turnberry on June 24th 2016, tweeting his arrival, and a counter factual statement (so wrong)
Fact#2 On January 27th in a Press Conference with Theresa May he told everybody that he arrived in Turnberry on June 23rd, the Day of the Referendum, predicting a BREXIT leave victory.
Clearly an extreme example of Alternative Facts, I mean because they are both issued by the same person: Donald J Trump.
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