Did President Obama Once Spend $65,000 on Hot Dogs?
16 January 2019 - A leaked email used in 2009 to push the "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory was repurposed in 2019 to spread rumors about bulk hot dog purchases.
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Does This Photograph Show Barack Obama Dressed as Satan?
19 June 2018 - "Gosh, that cheek looks awfully familiar. Could it be ... Satan?"
Did 18 Migrant Children Die in Border Patrol Custody During the Obama Administration?
27 December 2018 - The deaths of two undocumented immigrant children detained by Border Patrol agents in December 2018 prompted rumors that many more migrant children died on Obama's watch.
Did Barack Obama Say Becoming Donald Trump Was the American Dream?
27 November 2018 - A young Barack Obama invoked Donald Trump's name as reflective of Americans' optimism, but not quite of the 'American dream.'
Did Obama Block Fox News Reporters from White House Press Conferences?
16 November 2018 - Obama's relationship with Fox News was tempestuous to say the least, but none of the network's correspondents was ever banned or ejected from the briefing room.
Did Obama Have Journalist Brenda Lee Forcibly Removed from Air Force One?
12 November 2018 - Barack Obama has possibly set a record for being the target of the most false political equivalencies.
Did Clint Eastwood Say Obama Was the “Biggest Fraud Ever Perpetrated on the American People”?
10 November 2018 - Eastwood made something approximating this remark in 2012, following his appearance in support of Mitt Romney at the Republican National Convention.
Did Every Candidate Barack Obama Campaigned for in 2018 Lose?
13 November 2018 - It probably took less time to debunk this meme than it did to create it.
Did This Video Show Obama Kicking a Reporter Out of a Press Conference?
8 November 2018 - Social media users engaged in another round of whataboutism by claiming (falsely) that a video showed President Obama kicking a reporter out of a press conference.
Does This Photograph Show Barack Obama with Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal?
5 November 2018 - Pick a photograph, create a conspiracy theory. Repeat.
Was Barack Obama the First Ex-President to ‘Publicly Speak Against’ His Successor?
6 November 2018 - Is there truly anything that has never been done before in U.S. politics?
Experts: Bomber Likely Left Behind Trove of Forensic Clues
24 October 2018 - The U.S. Secret Service says agents have intercepted packages containing "possible explosive devices" addressed to former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
