Are they "alternative facts," as his adviser Kellyanne Conway contended in her on-air duel Sunday with NBC's Chuck Todd? This week he spoke to CBC's The Investigators about the use of the word lie. "I personally would not use the word lie to describe mistruths or misstatements made by the likes of Donald Trump and his advisers. U.S. President Donald Trump looks on following a swearing-in ceremony for Defence Secretary James Mattis at the Pentagon. "I think as journalists we have to be careful the way we frame things because the word lie is an explosive one.

Source: CBC News January 28, 2017 14:18 UTC