Publication: barack obama
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump ‘Leaked’ Obama’s Address
In late June 2023, headlines appeared about a far-right activist named Taylor Taranto who had been arrested for apparently casing the neighborhood of former United States President Barack Obama after broadcasting a series of escalating threats: Taylor
The Dispatch→ The History of the Debt Ceiling, Explained
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the Capitol Building April 17, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)The measure was first implemented not to keep debt down but to more easily increase it.Continue reading The History of the De
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Does a Passport Indicate Barack Obama Was Born in Kenya?
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
The Dispatch→ Bartlett’s Familiar-to-Liberals Quotations
Former President Barack Obama. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)A new edition has a decided ideological bent.The post Bartlett’s Familiar-to-Liberals Quotations appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Military intelligence shows that officers were planning a coup against President Obama.
There is no credible evidence U.S. military officials were planning a coup against Obama, and Qanon is an unfounded conspiracy theory.
Logically→ Barack Obama called his wife “Michael”.
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.
Logically→ Obama Foundation stored classified presidential documents in an abandoned furniture warehouse.
The facility was controlled, managed, and used exclusively by National Archives and Records Administration and Obama Foundation had no access to it.
Snopes→ Does the White House Have Solar Panels on Its Roof?
Jimmy Carter was the first president to have solar panels installed on the roof of the White House, back in 1979.
Snopes→ Doctored Christmas Photo of Michelle Obama Circulates Online
A message to those users who shared this misleading picture with friends on Facebook: Reverse image search is your friend.
Snopes→ Did Obama Foundation Store Classified Documents at Empty Furniture Warehouse?
Presidential papers have been stored in unexpected spaces before.
Snopes→ Obamas Return to the White House, Unveil Official Portraits
“Barack and Michelle, welcome home,” declared President Joe Biden as the gathering cheered.
Poynter→ Obama was warning about disinformation, not endorsing it
A speech about the dangers of disinformation that former President Barack Obama gave at Stanford University on April 21, 2022, is being used months later on social media to spread […] The post Obama was warning about disinformation, not endorsing
Poynter→ Why Trump is wrong to suggest Obama personally kept ‘33 million pages of documents’
First, Donald Trump compared the FBI’s Aug. 8 search of his home for documents to the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s 33,000 emails. Then, he compared it to the Watergate break-in. […] The post Why Trump is wrong to suggest Obama personall
Snopes→ Obama White House Portrait to Be Unveiled at Sept. 7 Event
Barack Obama's presidential portrait will be unveiled at the White House in a September ceremony hosted by his former No. 2, President Joe Biden.
Snopes→ Are the Obamas Installing a 2,500-Gallon Propane Tank on Martha’s Vineyard?
We received inquiries from readers to find the truth behind the rumor that the Obamas requested a large propane tank for their Martha's Vineyard property.
Snopes→ Was Biden ‘Lost’ During Obama Visit?
The RNC shared misleadingly edited clips of President Biden.
Snopes→ No, Obama Didn’t Tweet This About Trump’s Birth Certificate
The tweet went viral. Of course.
Snopes→ Obama Tests Positive for COVID-19, Says He’s ‘Feeling Fine’
Former President Barack Obama said that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, though he's feeling relatively healthy and his wife, Michelle, tested negative.
Snopes→ Did Obama Scale Back ‘Massive’ 60th Birthday Party Due to COVID-19 Concerns?
George Clooney, Steven Spielberg, and Oprah Winfrey were reportedly among the "hundreds" of invitees.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘In the Cayman Islands, There Is a Modest Five-Story Building That Is Home to 18,857 Companies’
On July 16 2021, an Imgur user shared a Bernie Sanders quote meme which alleged that a “modest building” in the Cayman Islands was the address for “18,857 companies”: Text on the meme attributed its creation to “Ro Khanna
Snopes→ Did Obama Officials Pressure NBC to Replace Jay Leno?
A baseless conspiracy theory is circulating online alleging that Leno lost the gig because of his comments about Obama.
Snopes→ Obama Dog Bo, Once a White House Celebrity, Dies From Cancer
News of Bo's passing was shared by Obama and his wife Michelle on Instagram, where both expressed sorrow at the passing of a dog the former president described as a “true friend and loyal companion.”
Snopes→ Is Obama Speaking at a ‘Benghazi Memorial’ Dedication?
This photograph of Obama posing next to a sign has been digitally altered in the past.
Snopes→ Did a Prague Newspaper Call U.S. a ‘Confederacy of Fools’ for Electing Joe Biden?
A Czech newspaper editorial purportedly claimed the U.S. was endangered by the people who elected Joe Biden as president.
Snopes→ Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen Team Up for Podcast
“Renegades: Born in the USA,” a conversation recorded in Springsteen's guitar-filled home studio in New Jersey, will be eight episodes long.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Barack Obama Take Hydroxychloroquine in 2008?
A right-wing radio host and Fox News personality attempted to gin up more conspiracy theories about former United States President Barack Obama by misrepresenting what he claimed was a prescription given to Obama. Mark Levin posted a photograph on Twi
Truth or Fiction?→ Obamagate, Explained
Chances are you saw at least a passing reference to “Obamagate” in May 2020, and chances are similar you (like many) struggled to understand what “Obamagate” might actually be. We’ll do our best to break it down. WhatR
Truth or Fiction?→ Did U.S. President Donald Trump Tweet That Obama Didn’t ‘Prepair’ for the Coronavirus Pandemic?
On May 12 2020, a screenshot of a purported tweet from United States President Donald Trump circulated — in which he purportedly lashed out at Barack Obama and said that his predecessor didn’t “prepair” for the coronavirus pa
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Barack 6, Hussein 7, Obama 5, Covid=19’
As criticism rolled in against far-right protesters demanding their “freedom” to potentially help spread COVID-19, some social media users were apparently taken in by digital manipulation. Readers mocking the “grassroots” prot
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Donald Trump Criticize ‘Obama’s Handling of This Pandemic’ in November 2009?
In mid-April 2020, screenshots of a tweet attributed to United States President Donald Trump on November 23 2009 began circulating, in which he purportedly criticized then-President Barack Obama’s handling of the H1N1 (also called swine flu) pan
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Family NOT Flown to Private ‘Safe Island’
Did the Obama family fly to a private island to escape the coronavirus pandemic. No, that's not true: This is work of fiction published by a well-known satire network. If you see it without the satire labeling, then it was stolen by a publishe
Truth or Fiction?→ Did 12,000 Americans Die of H1N1/Swine Flu, and Were 275,000 Hospitalized?
As concerns over novel coronavirus strain COVID-19 crested in mid-March 2020, comparisons between the effects of the strain versus that of H1N1 (or “swine flu”) more than a decade before triggered a flurry of fact checks, a Facebook flag o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meme Does NOT Contain Accurate Figures for H1N1 Deaths In The United States
Does a meme that users are sharing contain accurate figures for H1N1 deaths in the United States? No, it does not: The meme contains false information and seeks to make an apples-to-oranges comparison between the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, also known
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Campaign With Grand Wizard of KKK
Did Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden formerly campaign with a grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan? No, that's not true: Former U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia renounced his 1940s Klan activity. The claim has previously been chal
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Diplomat Was NOT Charged With Spying For China And Was NOT Hillary Clinton’s State Department Spokeswoman
Was Candace Claiborne, a former U.S. diplomat, charged with spying for China after serving as a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department under Hillary Clinton? No, that's not true: Claiborne was sentenced for accepting tens of thousands of do
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eight Largest Dow Jones Drops In Absolute Numbers Did Happen Under Trump; But They Were NOT Largest By Percentage
Did the eight largest Dow Industrial Average drops all occur under President Trump's watch, with the historic slides happening since early 2018? No, that is a misleading claim that doesn't take into account that financial markets movements are
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Trump Call Obama’s Ebola Virus Response ‘a Total Joke’?
Shortly after United States President Donald Trump announced on February 26 2020 that he was naming Vice President Mike Pence to lead his administration’s response to the issue of novel coronavirus COVID-19, critics on social media pointed out y
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Obama, Clinton And Rice NOT Pictured Chumming With Osama bin Laden
Is a post making the rounds on Facebook showing Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice chumming with Osama bin Laden real? No, that's not true. The faked photos, arranged in a collage, are poorly altered images. But they are gainin
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Obama Vacation Scam That President Trump Ended
Did President Trump send President Obama a bill for tax-payer funded vacations that Obama has taken since leaving office? No, that's not true: This is a satirical story created by a website that publishes fake content aimed at a conservative a