Via USA Today:
Searches for the definition of “fact” spiked on Merriam-Webster Sunday after counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway said, “alternative facts” were used to assess the size of Trump's inauguration.
“Fact is a piece of information presented as having objective reality,” Merriam-Webster tweeted Sunday night with a link to information on the spike in searches following Conway’s use of “alternative facts.”
Twitter did not miss a beat: