Social media continues to spread unfounded rumors about former President Barack Obama's birthplace. A recent image circulating online falsely claims to show Obama's birth certificate from Kenya. This claim, like others suggesting Obama was born outside the United States, is demonstrably false.
An image circulating on social media claims to show former President Barack Obama 's birth certificate from Kenya . This claim, like others suggesting Obama was born outside the United States, is false. The image, posted on the Threads platform, features a forged document purporting to be from the Coast Province General Hospital in Mombasa, British Protectorate of Kenya . It includes details about Obama's birth, such as the time and date, but is entirely fabricated.
This Threads post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its platform.Similar baseless claims about Obama's birthplace have persisted since his first presidential campaign in 2008. During that campaign, the Obama team released a copy of his Hawaii birth certificate, which was verified by state officials and fact-checked by reputable news organizations. The Hawaii Department of Health confirmed that they had Obama's original birth certificate on record
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