After some vigorous fact-checking in response to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer‘s inauguration crowd size claims, Conway dubbed the phrase “alternative facts.”
Then, last night, she invented a terrorist attack that never occurred.
.@KellyannePolls says that 2 Iraqi refugees "were the masterminds behind the Bowling Green massacre."
(There was no such massacre.) pic.twitter.com/sD3Nnb5xfE— Joe Sonka 😐 (@joesonka) February 3, 2017
The next morning, Conway explained that by “Bowling Green Massacre,” she meant to say “Bowling Green Terrorists.”
On @hardball @NBCNews @MSNBC I meant to say "Bowling Green terrorists" as reported here:
https://t.co/nB5SwIEoYI— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) February 3, 2017
Which, in her defense, are very real people who were arrested.
But 12 hours is a lifetime on the internet, and by the time she retracted her statement, Conway’s reputation had already died at the hands of the internet.
Just check out the savagery of the web.
https://twitter.com/PAPPADEMAS/status/827357694633795586
https://twitter.com/wilw/status/827393394469015552
Heads up, this one is a little harsh.
FFS! At least Hitler et al had the good sense to actually burn down the Reichstag before blaming a foreigner! https://t.co/0Zn5fvZoES
— Andy (@_Andy_W) February 3, 2017
Bowling Green Massacre NEVER FORGET! Grass was soggy, Martha's arthritis was acting up & the caterer was late. #kellyanneconway #resist pic.twitter.com/9xdm90qmgd
— YeahMeMister 🌻 (@freelibdawg) February 3, 2017
She's just presenting Alternative Facts. https://t.co/WPDUKUPZEy
— Wonkette (@Wonkette) February 3, 2017
#TheBowlingGreenMassacre pic.twitter.com/OSQS36Hjvo
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) February 3, 2017
Thank you, @KellyannePolls for reminding us about the famous Bowling Green Massacre, which occurred on February 30th at 13:00.
— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) February 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/MichaelBeeman/status/827379763270475776
Saddened and sickened by Frederick Douglass' silence surrounding the Bowling Green Massacre.
— Natasha Rothwell (@natasharothwell) February 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/ira/status/827541058762502144
Hoping @KellyannePolls finally announces sanctions on Candy Land, a country that has yet to deny it harbors tooth decay terrorists.
— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) February 3, 2017
I was once alone in an elevator with @KellyannePolls and she blamed her fart on the elevator
— Kevin Flood (@FLOOKLYN) February 3, 2017
To be fair to Kellyanne Conway, most people don't know about the Bowling Green Massacre because it happened during the Des Moines tsunami.
— Larry Felton Johnson (@larryfeltonj) February 3, 2017
To be fair to Kellyanne Conway, the footage of the Bowling Green Massacre is pretty brutal. pic.twitter.com/zmG6jp8g0k
— Hutchie (@ScotsHutchie) February 3, 2017
Kellyanne Conway: Refugees have committed many crimes, such as the, uhhh *looks around, sees Coachella poster* Brian Jonestown Massacre
— pixelatedboat aka “mr tweets” (@pixelatedboat) February 3, 2017
Man.
Now, that’s a massacre.