they were the mastermind behind the bowling green massacre. >> reporter: here are the facts -- president obama did not ban the iraqi refugee program. there was never a bowling green massacre. in fact, in 2011, two iraqi citizens living in bowling green, kentucky, were arrested on terrorism charges. conway later clarified on twitter, "honest mistakes abound." critics are pouncing. hillary clinton's daughter, chelsea, slammed conway for a completely fake bowling green massacre. "please don't make up attacks." conway fired back, "i misspoke. you lost the election." the pro-gun control brady campaign ripped conway for promoting fake news about a shooting that never happened. to justify the reprehensible actions of this administration. >> apparently according to the trump administration fake news is synonymous with any bad press they get. so if they get bad press, it's fake. at the same time, they've seen -- they demonstrated a ready willingness to invent facts at will. >> reporter: the white house did embrace some real news, declining to quarrel with the labor department's new jobs