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Did Obama Scale Back ‘Massive’ 60th Birthday Party Due to COVID-19 Concerns?

George Clooney, Steven Spielberg, and Oprah Winfrey were reportedly among the "hundreds" of invitees.

Did Obama Officials Pressure NBC to Replace Jay Leno?

A baseless conspiracy theory is circulating online alleging that Leno lost the gig because of...

Obama Dog Bo, Once a White House Celebrity, Dies From Cancer

News of Bo's passing was shared by Obama and his wife Michelle on Instagram, where...

Is Obama Speaking at a ‘Benghazi Memorial’ Dedication?

This photograph of Obama posing next to a sign has been digitally altered in the...

Did Ken Huber Ask ‘What Has America Become’ in a Letter to the Editor?

A letter to the editor purportedly written by Ken Huber from Tawas City, Michigan, was...

Did a Prague Newspaper Call U.S. a ‘Confederacy of Fools’ for Electing Joe Biden?

A Czech newspaper editorial purportedly claimed the U.S. was endangered by the people who elected...

Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen Team Up for Podcast

“Renegades: Born in the USA,” a conversation recorded in Springsteen's guitar-filled home studio in New...

Did Trump Tweet Multiple Predictions That Obama Would Attack Iran?

Failed prognostications don't fade away -- they gain immortality in the digital age.

Trump EPA Close to Gutting Obama Rule on Coal Power Plants

Supporters of the revised rule say the Obama-era plan overstepped the EPA's authority.

Did Barack Obama Accept $21.6 Million in Foreign Contributions to His 2012 Re-Election Campaign?

A number of right-leaning websites suggested that Obama "stole" the 2012 election by accepting illegal...

Did U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings Write a Bill to Keep All of Barack Obama’s Records Sealed?

H.R. 1233 was intended to improve public access to all presidential records, not to "keep...

Did President Obama Once Spend $65,000 on Hot Dogs?

A leaked email used in 2009 to push the "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory was repurposed in...