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Logically→ Anti-Biden chanting added digitally to footage of Obama’s speech
AllSides→ Conspiracy theory falsely links Obama to personal chef’s paddleboarding death
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/08/02/obama-chef-tafari-campbell-died-in-paddleboarding-accident-fact-check/70507813007/
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking conspiracy theories about death of Obamas’ personal chef
Tafari Campbell, a White House sous chef later hired as a personal chef by Barack and Michelle Obama, died while paddleboarding in a pond near the Obamas’ Martha’s Vineyard home. Police say his death wasn’t suspicious, but social media was soon a
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Obama’s bandaged fingers don’t suggest a role in his chef’s death. It’s golf tape for blisters
CLAIM: Bandages around former President Barack Obama’s hand on Friday are suspicious and suggest he was involved in the death of his personal chef last month.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Obama’s doctor didn’t conduct his late chef’s autopsy and the 911 call wasn’t delayed, police say
CLAIM: The Obama family’s personal chef had been writing a tell-all book when he was found dead with injuries to his head in less than 4 feet of water.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Barack Obama’s taped fingers evidence he’s connected to his chef’s death? That’s a conspiracy theory
Photos of Barack Obama golfing with bandaged fingers are proof of his involvement in Tafari Campbell’s death.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obamas’ Chef Did NOT Have ‘Blunt Trauma’ Prior To His Death And They Did NOT ‘Call Off’ The Autopsy
Did Tafari Campbell, the Obamas' personal chef, suffer "blunt force trauma" prior to his July 2023 drowning death? No, that's not true: The Massachusetts State Police told Lead Stories that there were "no external trauma or injuries" obse
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Barack Obama Did NOT Call His Wife ‘Michael’ During 2011 Speech — He Was Referring To Michael Mullen
Did then-President Barack Obama refer to his wife Michelle as "Michael" during a speech in 2011? No, that's not true: He was talking about Navy Adm. Mike Mullen's son then-Lt. Michael Edward Mullen. This clip takes a moment from a speech
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obamas Did NOT Say They Were ‘On The Property’ On Martha’s Vineyard When Private Chef Drowned
Did Barack and Michelle Obama's story change about where they were when their personal chef Tafari Campbell drowned near their Massachusetts home, "altering the story to say they were indeed on the property" when Campbell went missing? No
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ FACT FOCUS: No head trauma or suspicious circumstances in drowning of Obamas’ chef, police say
Social media users are sharing false claims about the drowning death of former President Barack Obama’s personal chef on Martha’s Vineyard this week.
PolitiFact→ Tim Scott – Tim Scott is wrong about more illegal immigration under Biden than under Trump and Obama combined
“There have been more illegal encounters under Biden than the previous two administrations combined.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tafari Campbell Did NOT Post That He Had Information That Would Lead To Barack Obama’s Arrest — It’s A Fabricated Meme
Did Tafari Campbell, the Obamas' chef who drowned in July 2023 while paddleboarding, make a post two years ago stating that he had information that would lead to Barack Obama's arrest? No, that's not true: This is a fabricated post shared
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Obamas’ chef wasn’t found dead on the anniversary of Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Tafari Campbell: Obamas’ personal chef did not tweet before his death about Barack Obama’s arrest
Tafari Campbell, the Obamas’ personal chef who drowned, tweeted that he had “information that will lead to the arrest of Barack Obama.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video altered to suggest Obama admitted he was born in Africa
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Say Pedophiles Deserve ‘Same Rights’ as 2SLGBTQI+
Did former President Barack Obama say that pedophiles deserve the "same rights'' as 2SLGBTQI+ people? No, that's not true: The tweet attributed to him that says, "Minor-attracted persons deserve human rights" is fabricated and was never p
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Barack Obama is not being sent to Guantanamo Bay
Former President Barack Obama “is being sent to Gitmo.”
Logically→ No, Michelle Obama wasn’t identified as a man in ‘mother’s will’
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
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Michelle Obama es mujer, y Joan Rivers no fue asesinada por decir lo contrario
Joan Rivers fue asesinada por decir que Michelle Obama es trans.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Did Donald Trump aide grill Barack Obama? Video doesn’t show it
Video shows an aide to former President Donald Trump “grilling” former President Barack Obama.
PolitiFact→ Ted Cruz – Ted Cruz: Obama said Iran has a ‘right’ to nuclear weapons. Not quite
Barack Obama said that Iran has a “right” to nuclear technology, including weapons.
PolitiFact→ Mike Pence – Mike Pence repeats false claim that Barack Obama started migrant family separations
“The family separation policy actually began under the Obama administration.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Obama’s Son At Political Rally — It’s A ‘Look-Alike’
Does this video show former President Barack Obama's son at a political rally in Kenya? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Obama has a son. The original video was found on YouTube using the words, "barack obama look-alike." Ob
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama’s Mother Did NOT Leave Inheritance To A Son Named ‘Michael’ — It’s From Satire Site
Did the mother of Michelle Obama, former first lady of the United States, leave her inheritance to a son named "Michael Robinson Obama," insinuating that "Michael" is Michelle Obama's real name? No, that's not true: The claim was made on
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video does not show Obama calling his wife ‘Michael’
A video shows former President Barack Obama referring to his wife, Michelle as “Michael.”
AllSides→ False claim the Democratic Party named Michelle Obama the 2024 presidential nominee
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/05/18/no-michelle-obama-isnt-running-for-president-fact-check/70227530007/
AllSides→ False claim the Democratic Party named Michelle Obama the 2024 presidential nominee
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/05/18/no-michelle-obama-isnt-running-for-president-fact-check/70227530007/
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama Is Not Running For President
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
FactCheck.org→ Michelle Obama Not a 2024 Presidential Candidate, Contrary to Online Posts
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democratic Party Did NOT Confirm Michelle Obama Will Be 2024 Nominee
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
PolitiFact→ Viral image – The Democratic Party didn’t name Michelle Obama its 2024 nominee
“The Democratic Party just confirmed Michelle Obama will be its nominee and nobody noticed.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Another altered photo of Michelle Obama shared as part of unfounded conspiracy theory
Photo shows former first lady Michelle Obama as a man.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Satirical story about Michelle Obama’s mother repackaged as real news
“Michelle Obama’s mother dies, leaves inheritance to ‘My son Michael.’”
AllSides→ No, Obama did not remove 500,000 pedophiles from a background check database | Fact check
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/05/05/no-obama-didnt-remove-500000-pedophiles-from-fbi-database/70182649007/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Remove 500,000 ‘Pedophiles From Government Online Databases’
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
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Obama was not arrested for campaign finance violations
Former President Barack Obama was arrested after his campaign “took $30 million illegally from Commie China fugitive.”
Logically→ A falsely attributed passport belongs to Barack Obama’s father, not the former president
AllSides→ Did Kenyan Passport Belong to Barack Obama?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-kenyan-passport-belong-barack-obama-1794472 Among the most perv