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Birther conspiracy theory

RecordOBS-0825
CategoryMedia/Disinformation
StatusDEBUNKED
SummaryA conspiracy theory claiming that former U.S. President Barack Obama was not born in the United States and therefore was ineligible to be president. It was promoted by Donald Trump and others, despite Obama releasing his birth certificate.
OriginEmerged during the 2008 presidential campaign and gained traction through 2011, when Obama released his long-form birth certificate.
Claimed
  • Obama was born in Kenya, not Hawaii
  • His birth certificate is a forgery
  • He is ineligible to be president
Evidence / consensusObama's birth certificate and contemporaneous newspaper announcements confirm he was born in Hawaii. The theory is baseless and widely discredited.
> OBSERVER NOTE:
A textbook example of a manufactured controversy with no evidentiary basis. It served political purposes but never had a shred of factual support.

Sources

  1. The people who think mass shootings are staged

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