The White House mixed up Rhodes College and Rhodes Scholar. Then, came the puns.

Since Judge Amy Coney Barrett was nominated to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Barrett's alma mater, Rhodes College in Memphis, has largely stayed out of the national limelight.

That changed Thursday after White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany inaccurately said Barrett was a Rhodes Scholar during a briefing with the press.

"Judge Barrett is extremely well qualified. She graduated summa cum laude from Notre Dame Law School, where she received the Hoynes Prize for achieving the best record in scholarship. And she also is a Rhodes Scholar," McEnany said.

Rhodes College is a four-year liberal arts school in Memphis.

A Rhodes Scholarship is a prestigious scholarship awarded internationally. Recipients of the scholarship attend the equally prestigious University of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England.

A reporter quickly corrected McEnany's gaffe and clarified Barrett attended Rhodes in Memphis.

"So, my bad," said McEnany.

The mixup quickly became a trending topic on Twitter where critics made jokes under the hashtag #RhodesScholar.

Congressman Steve Cohen reacted to the slip, tweeting, "I was excited when I saw #Memphis’@RhodesCollege trending until I saw why. Kayleigh McEnany should have the facts straight. But in this administration facts don’t matter, not even for the press secretary."

Others pointed out the mistake had been made elsewhere, specifically on a segment of Fox News. Eric Hananoki, investigative reporter for Media Matters for America, tweeted about the error on Fox News, writing that, "Fox News falsely claimed on September 25 that Amy Coney Barrett is a 'Rhodes Scholar'".

The characterization of Barrett as a Rhodes Scholar also inspired ample puns on social media. Author Jessica Valenti was one of many to take a swing at the flub, and tweeted, "I've been to Rhode Island so I, too, am a Rhodes Scholar."

At least one person, Twitter user RogueAtownResident, brought pro-wrestler Dusty Rhodes in the mix, asking if their book report on the American legend counted towards their status as a Rhodes Scholar.

Jamie Bollenbach questioned whether her commute elevated her status to Rhodes Scholar, writing, "I was #Rhodes Scholar in that I drove on some roads to grad school."

Others questioned whether their repeated return to Robert Frosts' "The Road Less Traveled" also lumped them in the same category as Oxford students.

Twitter user Cliff Schecter wrote, "One of my favorite poems I sometimes re-read when making difficult decisions is "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. Does that also make me a Rhodes Scholar?"

This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Amy Coney Barrett is not a Rhodes Scholar, she went to Rhodes College