Ivanka Trump Mocked On Social Media After Misquoting Albert Einstein

Before alternative facts were a thing.

Ivanka Trump is being trolled online for misquoting Albert Einstein in an old regrettable tweet.

Back in 2013, the daughter of US President Trump shared a quote on her social media account which she attributed to the renowned physicist that read: “If the facts don’t fit the theory, change the facts.”

"If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts." - Albert Einstein #quote #sunday

— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) June 23, 2013

Except, as Twitter has helpfully pointed out, Einstein didn’t exactly say that.

US author Colin Dickey brought the tweet to the forefront of the internet’s attention by sharing it and dismissing that Einstein had ever said such a thing.

The tweet has since gone viral, with many commenting how hilariously unfortunate such a phrase is in the age of “alternative facts”, a term unexpectedly introduced to the world by senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway.

The fact that Einstein never said any such thing only makes this tweet that much more perfect. https://t.co/ZCjViO1CpS

— Colin Dickey (@colindickey) July 23, 2017

Behold! It's the 2013 birthplace of #alternativefacts!

— LiberalFish (@akemor) July 23, 2017

Ummmm I think she read that in her Trump University Alternative Facts book

— Melanie Van Ⓜ (@mvanvol_van) July 24, 2017

To be fair to Ivanka, the true origin and context of the quote is actually quite difficult to pin down.

While BrainyQuote attributes the exact wording to the genius, numerous other sites and forums have discussed the likelihood that the phrase was intended by Einstein to provide a sarcastic insight into scientists who let “pride overrule honesty” by tampering with data, or is a summarisation of things he did say construed as a direct quote.

Either way, people are having a lot of fun with it and are getting creative with their own historical *quotes*.

😂 It's totally legit. 👍 pic.twitter.com/tl0F0YVu7O

— Rogue Chihuahua (@RogueChihuahua) July 23, 2017

OMG @TheGinjaNinja got me crackin up!!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂👍👏👏👏👍

I got one more. It's on the internet now so you know it's true!! pic.twitter.com/Nz8XJs3iOj

— Rogue Chihuahua (@RogueChihuahua) July 23, 2017

Newly appointed White House head of communications Anthony Scaramucci also recently had his own misfortune with incorrect quotes coming back to haunt him.

He disclosed he would be deleting old tweets over the weekend but failed to take down one with an inspirational, but fake, quote supposedly from US author Mark Twain back in 2012, and so Twitter ridicule ensued.

Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like its heaven on earth. MarkTwain

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) June 15, 2012

"Na na na na na na na nana
Na na na na nana
Gettin jiggy wit it" -- Nelson Mandela

— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) July 21, 2017

My loneliness is killing me
I must confess, I still believe
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign
Hit me, baby, one more time

— oufenix (D) (@oufenix) July 22, 2017

-- Joan of Arc

— oufenix (D) (@oufenix) July 22, 2017
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