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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video does not show Obama calling his wife ‘Michael’

2023-05-23 A video shows former President Barack Obama referring to his wife, Michelle as “Michael.” Go to site post…»

AllSides→ False claim the Democratic Party named Michelle Obama the 2024 presidential nominee

2023-05-18 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/05/18/no-michelle-obama-isnt-running-for-president-fact-check/70227530007/ Go to site post…»

AllSides→ False claim the Democratic Party named Michelle Obama the 2024 presidential nominee

2023-05-18 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/05/18/no-michelle-obama-isnt-running-for-president-fact-check/70227530007/ Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama Is Not Running For President 

2023-05-16 Michelle Obama speaks May 3, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Joy Malone/Getty Images) Posts are circulating online claiming that former first lady Michelle Obama is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for president in 2024. These claims are f Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Michelle Obama Not a 2024 Presidential Candidate, Contrary to Online Posts

2023-05-12 Quick Take  President Joe Biden has said he will seek a second term, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marianne Williamson have said they will challenge him for the 2024 Democratic nomination. But social media posts falsely claim that the party &# Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democratic Party Did NOT Confirm Michelle Obama Will Be 2024 Nominee

2023-05-12 Did the Democratic Party confirm that Michelle Obama will be its presidential nominee in 2024? No, that's not true: There are no news reports about the purported event, and, as of this writing, the former first lady is not an officially r Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – The Democratic Party didn’t name Michelle Obama its 2024 nominee

2023-05-09 “The Democratic Party just confirmed Michelle Obama will be its nominee and nobody noticed.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Another altered photo of Michelle Obama shared as part of unfounded conspiracy theory

2023-05-08 Photo shows former first lady Michelle Obama as a man. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Satirical story about Michelle Obama’s mother repackaged as real news

2023-05-08 “Michelle Obama’s mother dies, leaves inheritance to ‘My son Michael.’” Go to site post…»

AllSides→ No, Obama did not remove 500,000 pedophiles from a background check database | Fact check

2023-05-07 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/05/05/no-obama-didnt-remove-500000-pedophiles-from-fbi-database/70182649007/ Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Remove 500,000 ‘Pedophiles From Government Online Databases’

2023-05-04 Did former President Barack Obama remove half a million pedophiles from government online databases? No, that's not true: The claim refers to changes in criminal record-keeping. The Trump administration issued the memo in February 2017 th Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Obama was not arrested for campaign finance violations

2023-05-03 Former President Barack Obama was arrested after his campaign “took $30 million illegally from Commie China fugitive.” Go to site post…»

Logically→ A falsely attributed passport belongs to Barack Obama’s father, not the former president

2023-04-18 Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Did Kenyan Passport Belong to Barack Obama?

2023-04-17 https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-kenyan-passport-belong-barack-obama-1794472 Among the most perv Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Does a Passport Indicate Barack Obama Was Born in Kenya?

2023-04-14 Former President Barack Obama. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images) Social media users are circulating Images of a British colonial passport belonging to a “Barack Hussein Obama” and naming Nairobi, Kenya, as the bearer’s birthplace to suggest tha Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Of Passport Do NOT Prove President Barack Obama Was Born In Kenya — It was His Father’s Passport

2023-04-14 Do photos of British Passport #84764 issued in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 29, 1959 to Mr. Barack Hussein Obama prove that President Barack Obama was born in Kenya and "was thus a FAKE and ILLEGITIMATE President"? No, that's not true: A fath Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim That Obama Will ‘Relocate To Kenya In June’ Is NOT News Story — It’s April Fool’s Day Joke

2023-04-07 Will former President Barack Obama move to Kenya in June 2023 as a Senate-confirmed special envoy for U.S. diplomacy? No, that's not true: The article that makes this claim has a disclaimer that states it's an April Fool's Day story. Some Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Evidence does not show Barack Obama had a boyfriend or paid ‘hush money’

2023-03-29 A photo shows former President Barack Obama’s “old boyfriend,” to whom he paid “hush money.” Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Wyoming, Obamacare, and Abortion Bans

2023-03-29 On March 28 2023 a Reddit user shared an image-based post, which contained a claim that a proposed abortion ban in Wyoming was “blocked due to [an] Obamacare-era amendment”: Wyoming abortion ban blocked due to Obamacare era amend Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – You didn’t hear that accurately: Audio of discussion of Michelle Obama’s gender is fabricated

2023-03-14 Audio captures former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama debating Michelle Obama’s gender. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Michelle Obama was never a man

2023-02-28 “Official govt docs expose Michelle Obama’s 14 year history as a man.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Occupy Democrats – Obama-era safety rule for high-hazard cargo trains was repealed under Trump

2023-02-17 “Obama imposed stricter rules on trains carrying toxins. Trump killed them.” Go to site post…»

Logically→ Military intelligence shows that officers were planning a coup against President Obama.

2023-02-07 There is no credible evidence U.S. military officials were planning a coup against Obama, and Qanon is an unfounded conspiracy theory. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Flames from hell? That’s just the Truth-O-Meter burning over claims a photo shows Obama as Satan

2023-01-27 A photo shows “Barack Obama dressed up as Baphomet (Lucifer).” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Comedian Joan Rivers was wrong about the Obamas

2023-01-19 Joan Rivers was killed for revealing that Barack Obama is gay and Michelle Obama is transgender. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Is NOT Hitler’s Grandson

2023-01-05 Is former U.S. President Barack Obama the grandson of Nazi-era Germany's leader Adolf Hitler? No, that's not true: U.S. census data and Obama's birth certificate show that his mother, Ann Dunham, was born in Kansas in 1942 to American par Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Painting Of George Washington Was NOT Removed From White House Display By Obama, And It Is NOT For Sale By Biden

2022-12-30 Did then-President Barack Obama put this painting into storage in the White House in 2014 and has President Joe Biden put it up for auction? No, that's not true: This painting, "Washington Crossing the Delaware," was on loan from a privat Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama’s Doctor Did NOT Go On Record About Seeing Proof That She Is Male — This Story Is Satire From A Liberal Troll

2022-12-20 Did Michelle Obama's doctor go on the record about the former first lady using a urinal during the 2008 presidential campaign, thereby proving that she is a man? No, that's not true: The article making this claim originated in 2017 on a n Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Trump responds to special counsel news with debunked claim about Obama and the Bushes

2022-11-22 https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/18/politics/fact-check-trump-special-counsel-response/index.html In former Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Democratic Divergence in the Old Obama Coalition

2022-11-21 In this year’s midterms, Democrats held their own in North Carolina but got clobbered in Florida.The post Democratic Divergence in the Old Obama Coalition appeared first on The Dispatch. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oval Office Photo Does NOT Show Obama Giving Trump The Middle Finger in 2016 — It’s An Altered Image

2022-11-16 Does a photograph of former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump show Obama using his middle finger to express his unfavorable opinion of his successor in the White House? No, that's not true: The image has been altered from the origi Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Alexa doesn’t confirm Michelle Obama was born Michael. This is Pants on Fire!

2022-11-15 Amazon’s Alexa confirms Michelle Obama “was born Michael LaVaughn Robinson.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Altered video shows anti-Joe Biden chant during Obama speech, but that didn’t happen

2022-10-31 Hecklers chanted “f--- Joe Biden” during a Barack Obama speech. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Black US Presidents Before Obama

2022-10-31 Were there eight presidents of the United States before George Washington and did several Black presidents serve before Barack Obama was elected in 2008? No, that's not true: Washington was the first elected American president. There is a Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Former President Obama Was NOT Interrupted By ‘F— Joe Biden’ Chants In Detroit Speech

2022-10-30 Was former President Barack Obama interrupted by uncontrollable chanting of "Fuck Joe Biden" during a campaign rally in Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday, October 29, 2022? No, that's not true: A video included on social media posts making t Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Obama Say ‘Don’t Underestimate Joe’s Ability to F*ck Things Up’?

2022-10-26 We looked for the origins of a quote that said former U.S. President Barack Obama purportedly warned about U.S. President Joe Biden's abilities. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Barack Obama called his wife “Michael”.

2022-10-21 A 2015 clip of Obama quoting a letter has been taken out of context to falsely claim that he referred to his wife using a man's name. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Obama didn’t call his wife his ‘husband Michael’

2022-10-17 Barack Obama said he walks with his “husband Michael and hold hands.” Go to site post…»

Logically→ Obama Foundation stored classified presidential documents in an abandoned furniture warehouse.

2022-10-12 The facility was controlled, managed, and used exclusively by National Archives and Records Administration and Obama Foundation had no access to it. Go to site post…»

Poynter→ Claims about Obama Foundation keeping classified records in an abandoned warehouse are wrong

2022-10-07 In August, after the FBI seized documents from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump wrongly charged his predecessor with keeping “33 million pages of documents, much of […] The post Claims about Obama Founda Go to site post…»

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