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People are checking in on Facebook as 'safe' from Kellyanne Conway's made up terrorist attack

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On Thursday, an adviser to President Trump went on television and made up a massacre on American soil.

Kellyanne Conway was speaking to MSNBC's Chris Matthews when she referred to "the Bowling Green massacre".

The event was the arrest of two Iraqi nationals living in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

The two men were arrested for attempting to send guns and money to al-Quaeda in Iraq.

No massacre occurred on American soil in relation to the men living in Kentucky.

Conway was promptly ridiculed for the perceived lie, and for seeming to disrespect the many people who have been killed in real terrorist slaughters on American soil.

In response Conway clarified that she had meant to say "terrorists" and not "massacre".

Despite this, the mockery has gone up a notch.

Facebook created a function for when atrocities do occur, allowing users to mark themselves as "safe", should any relatives be worried about them or unable to reach them by other conventional means.

The feature was used in mass shooting attacks in 2016, as well as prominently in the Paris attacks in 2015.

In response to Conway's arrogant dismissal of the truth, and use of the dead to defend the president's policies, Facebook users have been marking themselves as "safe" from the Bowling Green massacre.

Bowling Green Kentucky has been checked into on Facebook, as well as Bowling Green New York.

In addition a website purporting to be the "Bowling Green Massacre Fund" has appeared.

The link redirects to a donation page for the American Civil Liberties Union, which is currently engaging in legal action against the president.

HT Gizmodo

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