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Could that be Barack Obama in the 'Whoomp! (There it is!)' video?

Bill Adair

By Bill Adair June 9, 2010

Take a look at the picture at the right. It's a still frame from the 1993 video for Whoomp! (There it is!).

Could that be Barack Obama?

We decided to go upside-down and inside-out and show you folks what it's all about.

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stated on October 7, 2014 in a debate :

"The Common Core was not put together by the Department of Education in Washington. It was put together by governors and by states."

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stated on October 3, 2014 in a news release:

Says Thom Tillis "refuses to say what we should do to combat ISIS."

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Protect Oregon Driver Licenses

stated on April 21, 2013 in a campaign website statement:

Gov. Kitzhaber oversaw creation of the Oregon driver card law "behind closed doors without allowing any input from citizens who represent the public interest."

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stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate:

Oregon "is the most trade-dependent state in the nation"

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stated on February 26, 2016 in a test of the fact-checking widget:

"This is a test of the fact-checking widget."

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Donald Rumsfeld

stated on February 17, 2013 in an op-ed in the "Washington Post":

Says wrestling was a favorite sport of Abraham Lincoln.

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18% of the American public

stated on September 6, 2012 in a test:

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18% of the American public

stated on August 22, 2012 in a statement:

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stated on June 26, 2012 in a message forwarded to many people:

Says "a lip-reading instructor at the River School, a Washington, D.C., school for the deaf" has determined that during 9/11 ceremonies, Michelle Obama said, "All this for a damn flag."

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stated on January 8, 2012 in a Republican debate in New Hampshire.:

Says President Barack Obama "is a socialist."

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Michele Bachmann

stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican debate in Washington:

Says Apple CEO Steve Jobs told President Obama that the company moved factories to China because it needed 30,000 engineers.

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18% of the American public

stated on November 3, 2016 in a test conducted on an obscure PolitiFact site.:

"This is a test of the Share the Facts widget."

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Republican Party of Florida

stated on March 19, 2010 in a news release:

The Democratic health care plan is a "government takeover of nearly 20 percent of our economy."

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stated on March 2, 2010 in the State of the State address:

Cover Florida "is available to any Floridian, offering basic coverage for about $150 a month, instead of the typical $600 a month."

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barely-true

C.W. Bill Young

stated on February 20, 2010 in a speech to Pinellas County Republicans.:

The Democratic health care plan is a "government takeover of our health programs."

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on March 31, 2024 in a post on X:

"The much-trumpeted job growth in the last year was ENTIRELY part-time jobs."

By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2024
Viral image
stated on April 22, 2024 in a Threads post:

Lauren Boebert posted, “If they charge President Trump for his crimes, they could charge any of us for our crimes. The rule of law means nothing to these people.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 26, 2024
Kelly Daughtry
stated on April 1, 2024 in a campaign advertisement:

“Brad Knott was a lawyer for Joe Biden.”

By Paul Specht • April 25, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on April 18, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

"Cualquier persona en Estados Unidos tiene derecho a la asignación para gastos de la tercera edad...miles de dólares al año y puede utilizarse en sus supermercados favoritos como Walmart, para hacer la compra".

By Maria Briceño • April 25, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on April 21, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Megyn Kelly promoted the “exotic coffee method” for weight loss on “Megyn Kelly Today.”

By Sofia Ahmed • April 25, 2024
Sean Hannity
stated on April 18, 2024 in a video:

President Joe Biden was “ignored by virtually everyone” at a Pittsburgh-area gas station.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • April 25, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on April 9, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Dr. Mehmet Oz promoted a weight loss supplement that can be added to coffee.

By Sofia Ahmed • April 25, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on April 23, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows former President Barack Obama wearing an anti-Donald Trump T-shirt.

By Sara Swann • April 25, 2024
Social Media
stated on April 23, 2024 in in social media posts:

“Columbia University announced classes will be remote for the remainder of the school year.”

By Jeff Cercone • April 25, 2024
TikTok posts
stated on February 7, 2024 in TikTok posts:

Israel “accidentally voted (for) Palestine” at a United Nations Security Council meeting.

By Sofia Ahmed • April 24, 2024