Kellyanne Conway Speaks To Morning Shows From Front Lawn Of White House

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 22: Counselor to President, Kellyanne Conway, prepares to appear on the Sunday morning show Meet The Press, from the north lawn at the White House, January 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. Conway discussed President Trump's recent visit to the CIA and White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's first statement.

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Update: 1:47 p.m.

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump's counselor Kellyanne Conway coined the term "alternative facts" to describe the inaccurate information about Trump's inaugural crowd that Press Secretary Sean Spicer shared in his first press conference.

Now, some enterprising soul has purchased the domain name alternativefacts.com and is redirecting it to a page on the website for Psychology Today. The page contains the definition for the term "gaslighting."

"Gaslighting is a tactic of behavior in which a person or entity, in order to gain more power, makes a victim question their reality," reads the page.

"It is a common technique of abusers, dictators, narcissists, and cult leaders," the definition continues. "It is done slowly, so the victim doesn't realize how much they've been brainwashed."

If you're wondering where the term came from, look no further than pop culture. "In the movie Gaslight (1944)," says Psychology Today, "a man manipulates his wife to the point where she thinks she is losing her mind."

The page includes a list of techniques people use to gaslight other people including, "They tell you blatant lies," "They deny they ever said something, even though you have proof," and "They wear you down over time."

The redirect stopped working at least once on Thursday afternoon. For more on gaslighting, you can go to Psychology Today.

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