A headline about former First Daughter Malia Obama (archived here) depositing a suspiciously large check got a lot of traction on social media in June 2019: However, this story is suspect for two reasons. First, it contains little beyond a provocati
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Snopes→ Was Malia Obama ‘Arrested Again’ Amid a Media Blackout?
Junk news websites continue to be obsessed with the Obama family.
Snopes→ Did Malia Obama Found an Anti-Trump Website?
The art of using memetic fake news to publicize fake web sites.
Snopes→ Did Malia Obama Say White People Will Be ‘Blended Out’?
The former first daughter did not posit a huge demographic shift occurring in the space of a mere ten years.
Snopes→ Was Malia Obama Busted While Streaking at Harvard?
Reports that Malia Obama was arrested after being caught drinking while underage and running naked across the Harvard campus are fake news.
Snopes→ Was Malia Obama Arrested in an ‘Antifa Attack’ on an Elderly Woman?
Members of anti-fascist groups (popularly called "antifa") did not attack an elderly woman, and Malia Obama was not arrested in connection with the imaginary altercation.
Truth or Fiction?→ Cop Who Arrested Malia Obama Found Dead-Fiction!
Cop Who Arrested Malia Obama Found Dead-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Reports that a Chicago police officer who arrested Malia Obama on drug charges was found dead began circulating in August 2017. The Truth: Malia Obama has never been arrested, and th
Snopes→ Did Barack Obama Order Harvard to Reverse His Daughter Malia’s Suspension?
A satirical web site publishes the latest in a series of entirely false stories about Malia Obama.
Snopes→ Was Malia Obama Fired from an Internship at the Spanish Embassy?
Fake news web sites reported that the former President Obama's eldest daughter was terminated for smoking pot on the job.
Snopes→ Malia Obama Busted Buying 6 Pounds of Marijuana in Chicago?
A fake news site photoshopped Malia Obama into an image from a 2013 news report about dogfighting to falsely claim she was arrested in Chicago.
Snopes→ Malia Obama Expelled from Harvard?
Reports that the former First Daughter was booted from Harvard for a drug violation are fake news.
Snopes→ Obamas Being Sued by Malia and Sasha’s Biological Father?
Reports that a man named Ezekiel Wilekenmeyer Williams filed a lawsuit claiming that he was the biological father of the Malia and Sasha Obama are fake news.