The Obama Muslim Myth: The Clinton connection
A falsehood that won't die says President Obama is a Muslim. Some say Hillary Clinton's campaign started it. That's wrong, but there is a slender connection.
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Democrat from Illinois
Barack Obama is the president of the United States. Obama was formerly a U.S. senator from Illinois. He was born in 1961 in Hawaii, where his parents met as students at the University of Hawaii. Obama's father is from Kenya and his mother is from Kansas. He graduated from Columbia University and received his law degree from Harvard Law School. Obama previously served in the Illinois state Senate and was an instructor at the University of Chicago Law School. He and his wife, Michelle, have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.
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- Mostly True151 (%)(151)
- Half True151 (%)(151)
- Mostly False67 (%)(67)
- False70 (%)(70)
- Pants on Fire9 (%)(9)
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We take a closer look at key moments that were viewed as gaffes during his presidential run.
Jobs fact-checks for Labor Day
On this Labor Day, we’re taking a look back at some of our recent fact-checks about the labor market and employment statistics.
We're turning 5. A look at our most-clicked over 5 years
We review our items that got the most page-views since we launched five years ago.
Fact-checking claims on climate change
President Barack Obama traveled to Alaska this week to highlight the impact of climate change. We look at a few claims about Obama's hypocrisy on the issue and by Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum, a noted climate skeptic.
