Conway

In 2017, Kellyanne Conway coined the doublespeak term "alternative facts" to describe the false version of reality constructed by Donald Trump's perpetually dishonest and self-serving statements.

"All politicians of all stripes, in terms of major political parties, and even minor political parties, have been supportive of the vaccination program. And within the next couple of weeks, 80% of eligible Canadians aged 12 and up will be doubly vaccinated," Conway said.

The two main figures in a high-stakes clash of wits inspired by this number series were Dr. John Conway, a professor of mathematics at Princeton University in New Jersey and Dr. Colin L. Mallows, a mathematician at A.T.&T. Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J.