Ivanka Trump Misquotes Albert Einstein On Twitter, Mocked For It

First daughter Ivanka Trump has found herself the target of Twitter trolling again after an old tweet she wrote misquoting Albert Einstein resurfaced on Sunday. "If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts." - Albert Einstein" wrote Ms Trump in June 2013. However, Greenlight, the official representative of Albert Einstein's estate, pointed out yesterday that the scientist never actually said those words.  This was followed by a book recommendation for Ms Trump: The Ultimate Quotable Einstein.
 

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- Albert Einstein (@AlbertEinstein) July 24, 2017

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

- Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) June 23, 2013

Since the fact came to light, Ms Trump's tweet has been inundated with people mocking her and sharing other 'fake' quotes.
 

"Don't believe everything you read on the Internet." -Abraham Lincoln

- wigglywag (@wigglywag101) July 23, 2017

"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." Pol Pot

- Maritxu (@dislexicon) July 23, 2017

"Seriously, I didn't say half the stuff they quote me for on the Internet." - Thomas Jefferson

- Ryan Graff (@GrombarSmash) July 23, 2017

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

Some credited Ivanka Trump for being the original advocate of 'alternative facts', a term popularized by Kellyanne Conway.
 

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

- LiberalFish (@akemor) July 23, 2017

i am guessing your source on this was @KellyannePolls the woman who coined Alternative Facts

- Daryl (@FashionistaNY) July 24, 2017

Ms Trump, however, is not the only person to misattribute this quote to Albert Einstein, since various websites also credit it to the scientist.