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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Malia Obama Quote About Getting $2.3M From USAID Originated On Satirical Facebook Page
Did Malia Obama say she "deserved every penny of the $2.3 million she got from USAID" and was this payment reported by a news website or public official? No, that's not true: The quote about the USAID payment originated on a satirical Fac
PolitiFact→ From 2014 satire to AI posts: How a baseless rumor about Jennifer Aniston and Obama gained traction
An image of former President Barack Obama and Jennifer Aniston flooded Facebook. A small watermark signaled it was generated with artificial intelligence but the image kept spreading, along with a baseless claim. What was behind it?
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump faults DEI hiring in plane crash and falsely describes FAA policies under Obama, Biden
“I changed the Obama policy (on hiring air traffic controllers) ... And then Biden came in and he changed it.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Barack Obama was not on military helicopter that collided with American Airlines jet near DC
“The VIP on the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed was Barack Obama.”
The Dispatch→ Did Trump Revoke Secret Service Protection for Obama and His Family?
No, federal law guarantees Secret Service protection for former presidents.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, this proposed constitutional amendment wouldn’t give former President Barack Obama a third term
A proposed constitutional amendment “would allow anyone to run for a 3rd term. Including — Barack Obama.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Proposed Change To 22nd Amendment Would NOT Let Obama Be Elected President Again
Would a proposed constitutional amendment by a Republican congressman meant to help President Donald Trump serve a third term also allow Barack Obama to be elected president again? No, that's not true: The proposal specifies that only pre
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, this still isn’t proof former President Barack Obama was born in Kenya
Image shows former President Barack Obama was born in Kenya.
The Dispatch→ Thanks, Obama
Supermensch.
Full Fact→ No, Michelle Obama’s former partner has not revealed she is a man
A claim on Facebook that Mrs Obama’s ex-boyfriend said she was previously called Michael Robinson is completely false.
Full Fact→ No evidence Michelle Obama asked Congress for vote recount
There is no record of the former First Lady having made this comment, as has been claimed on social media.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama Using IVF Does NOT Prove That She Is Transgender
Does the fact that Michelle Obama stated she had used in vitro fertilization, or IVF, to get pregnant prove she is a trans woman? No, that's not true: For IVF to work, the person needs to have a uterus. Lead Stories did not find anything
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Obama ‘Committing Abhorrent Acts While High’
Does a video show Barack Obama "committing abhorrent acts while high" as a social media post imples? No, that's not true: The post does not offer any evidence that the former president was caught on camera getting high or "committing abho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Crowd At Trump Madison Square Garden Rally — It’s Crowd In Ireland At 2011 Event With Then-President Obama
Does a photo on social media show people crowding the street outside Madison Square Garden in New York in 2024 for a Trump rally? No, that's not true: Images from the street scene first appeared in 2011, showing people in Dublin lined up
PolitiFact→ X posts – Photo shows Obama’s 2011 Ireland crowd, not Trump’s in New York City in 2024
Photo shows people lined up outside Madison Square Garden before an Oct. 27 rally by former President Donald Trump.
The Dispatch→ No, Obama Didn’t Repeal a Law Preventing the Dissemination of Propaganda
A 2013 amendment relaxed bans on domestic access to information intended for foreign audiences, but restrictions remain.
The Dispatch→ Harris Campaign Recruits Obama to Drum Up Support Among Men
The former president’s Detroit rally reflects Democrats’ vulnerabilities with the demographic.
Full Fact→ Video showing crowd drowning out Obama with ‘f*** Joe Biden’ chant is edited
A 2022 clip of a speech by the former US president has been circulating on social media with edited audio.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Trump didn’t accuse Obama of election interference for criticizing him
Says Donald Trump posted on Truth Social it “should be illegal” and is “election interference” for Barack Obama to criticize him.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Trump didn’t accuse Obama of meddling in the 2020 election over golf
Says former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that former President Barack Obama “was ashamed at how much better of a golfer that I am.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Parody account pans U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene; she didn’t post this about Obama on X
Says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “Who else thinks the downfall of America started with Barack Obama?”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Michelle Obama wore a ‘Vote’ necklace at the 2020 DNC. An altered image claims something else
Image shows “Michelle Obama’s necklace from DNC speech” said “Mike.”
Full Fact→ Obama wasn’t held in Guantanamo Bay
Barack Obama was not arrested in 2019 and held in Guantanamo Bay.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Barack Obama In A Cell At GITMO — Clip Is From 2013 When Obama Visited Mandela’s Jail Cell
Does a video on social media show former President Barack Obama in a GITMO jail cell after being arrested in 2019? No, that's not true: It's authentic video, but it was taken in 2013 when Obama visited the jail cell where former South Afr
Full Fact→ Video of Michelle Obama’s DNC speech where she seems to call herself a gay man is altered
The audio in a clip of her speech to the Democratic National Convention has been manipulated.
The Dispatch→ Barack Obama Hands ‘Hope and Change’ Mantle to Kamala Harris
Plus: Tim Walz gets tangled up (again) in questions about his biography.
The Dispatch→ Obamas Headline DNC Night Two
Plus: The Biden administration tries to secure a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
PolitiFact→ Live: Fact-checking Barack Obama at Day 2 of the 2024 DNC in Chicago
PolitiFact is live fact-checking the second night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, including tonight's speech by former President Barack Obama. Follow along with us here.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Present Plan To ‘Flood’ Public Square With ‘Raw Sewage’ In 2022 Speech; He Described Propaganda Tactics
When former President Barack Obama described a metaphorical plan in 2022 to "flood" the public square with "raw sewage," did he present it as either his own or as that of the Democratic Party? No, that's not true: He was describing how pr
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this Obama-era law didn’t legalize propaganda and lead to Walz ‘happy warrior’ moniker
Videos of media talking about Tim Walz as a "happy warrior" are proof of government propaganda legalized by Barack Obama.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Wear Necklace That Spelled Out ‘MIKE’ — Photo Is Altered
Did Michelle Obama wear a gold necklace with the letters "MIKE" in 2020? No, that's not true: The former first lady's gold necklace had the four letters "VOTE" on it at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Publicly available images of
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Satirical story about Michelle Obama’s mother is still not real
“Michelle Obama’s mother dies, leaves inheritance to ‘my son Michael.’”
PolitiFact→ Tom Cotton – What Sen. Tom Cotton omits in claim about weapons sent to Ukraine by Obama, Trump, Biden
“The weapons that Ukraine used in the early days of this war to fend off the Russian invasion are the weapons that Donald Trump sent, that Barack Obama and Joe Biden had refused to send.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Refer To Michelle Obama As Transgender Male After Presidential Debate
While discussing a flash poll after CNN's June 27, 2024, presidential debate, did CNN Political Director David Chalian use a name for former first lady Michelle Obama that implied she is a transgender male? No, that's not true: Chalian di
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, CNN’s David Chalian didn’t call Michelle Obama “Big Mike” on air
CNN's David Chalian referred to Michelle Obama as "Big Mike" on air during presidential debate coverage.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Portrait Image Was Manipulated To Show Goat-Like Figure In Mirrored Version Attached To Original
Does a combination of former President Barack Obama's portrait and its mirrored version produce an image of a goat-like figure? No, that's not true: The image was digitally manipulated. The altered picture was shared by an account with a
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden mostly right on how Obamacare repeal would affect preexisting condition protections
If the Affordable Care Act were terminated, “that would mean over a hundred million Americans will lose protections for preexisting conditions.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Media Photo Does NOT Show Trump May 2024 Rally In Bronx — It’s Obama Event From 2008
Does a photo on social media show former President Donald Trump's May 23, 2024, political rally in the Bronx? No, that's not true: The image does not depict the New York City borough. Instead, it shows a 2008 campaign event in St. Louis b
AllSides→ Trump Distorts New Regulation Extending ‘Obamacare’ to DACA Recipients
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/05/trump-distorts-new-regulation-extending-obamacare-to-daca-recipients/