Trumping Truth
Jiménez Murguía, Salvador![Trumping Truth](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/312/31292407/CHSBZCOP0331292407.jpg)
When Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Trump, coined the phrase "alternative facts" in January 2017, objectivity in public discourse--the long-held belief in a more or less agreed-upon set of verifiable truths--went into a tailspin. The use of alternative facts and narratives quickly became the go-to rhetorical strategy, especially among Trump's administration and base. Rebuttals based on fact-checking and hard data were demoted to mere...