Latest False Fact-checks in Obama Birth Certificate Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate: Says top Clinton advisers "were pressing" birther movement stories "very hard." Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2016 in a speech: "Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy." Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2015 in a tweet: "The birther movement was started by Hillary Clinton in 2008. She was all in!" Barack Obama stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: Says stories about his birth certificate drowned out media coverage of the Republican and White House budget plans the week of April 11. Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: President Obama has spent over $2 million in legal fees defending lawsuits about his birth certificate. Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2011 in a "Today Show" interview: Says President Obama's "grandmother in Kenya said he was born in Kenya and she was there and witnessed the birth." Mike Huckabee stated on February 28, 2011 in an interview on a radio show: Says Barack Obama grew up in Kenya. Leo Berman stated on February 14, 2011 in a news article: Says the Hawaii governor "can’t find anything that says (President Barack Obama) was born in Hawaii." WorldNetDaily stated on June 17, 2009 in an advertisement: White House spokesman Robert Gibbs "lied" when he said President Obama's birth certificate is posted on the Internet.
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Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate: Says top Clinton advisers "were pressing" birther movement stories "very hard." Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2016 in a speech: "Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy." Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2015 in a tweet: "The birther movement was started by Hillary Clinton in 2008. She was all in!" Barack Obama stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: Says stories about his birth certificate drowned out media coverage of the Republican and White House budget plans the week of April 11. Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: President Obama has spent over $2 million in legal fees defending lawsuits about his birth certificate. Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2011 in a "Today Show" interview: Says President Obama's "grandmother in Kenya said he was born in Kenya and she was there and witnessed the birth." Mike Huckabee stated on February 28, 2011 in an interview on a radio show: Says Barack Obama grew up in Kenya. Leo Berman stated on February 14, 2011 in a news article: Says the Hawaii governor "can’t find anything that says (President Barack Obama) was born in Hawaii." WorldNetDaily stated on June 17, 2009 in an advertisement: White House spokesman Robert Gibbs "lied" when he said President Obama's birth certificate is posted on the Internet.
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate: Says top Clinton advisers "were pressing" birther movement stories "very hard."
Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2016 in a speech: "Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy."
Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2015 in a tweet: "The birther movement was started by Hillary Clinton in 2008. She was all in!"
Barack Obama stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: Says stories about his birth certificate drowned out media coverage of the Republican and White House budget plans the week of April 11.
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: President Obama has spent over $2 million in legal fees defending lawsuits about his birth certificate.
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2011 in a "Today Show" interview: Says President Obama's "grandmother in Kenya said he was born in Kenya and she was there and witnessed the birth."
Mike Huckabee stated on February 28, 2011 in an interview on a radio show: Says Barack Obama grew up in Kenya.
Leo Berman stated on February 14, 2011 in a news article: Says the Hawaii governor "can’t find anything that says (President Barack Obama) was born in Hawaii."
WorldNetDaily stated on June 17, 2009 in an advertisement: White House spokesman Robert Gibbs "lied" when he said President Obama's birth certificate is posted on the Internet.
