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Michelle Obama
This picture of Barack and Michelle Obama was doctored to give Michelle male features and pushed the debunked conspiracy theory that her name is Michael.

Doctored Christmas Photo of Michelle Obama Circulates Online

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Jordan Liles
Oct 5, 2022 A message to those users who shared this misleading picture with friends on Facebook: Reverse im ...
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According to a rumor US President Barack Obama and his wife and former first lady Michelle bought a 2500 gallon propane gas tank for their home in Martha's Vineyard.

Are the Obamas Installing a 2,500-Gallon Propane Tank on Martha's Vineyard?

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Jordan Liles
Jun 15, 2022 We received inquiries from readers to find the truth behind the rumor that the Obamas requested ...
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Was Michelle Obama Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?

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Snopes Staff
Sep 9, 2019 Her husband, former U.S. President Barack Obama, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009.
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Did Michelle Obama's Book Sell More Copies in One Week Than Donald Trump's Did in 32 Years?

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Dan Evon
Nov 27, 2018 The sales numbers of two books by political figures published over thirty years apart were comp ...
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Michelle Obama.

Did President Trump Just Cancel Michelle Obama's School Lunch Program in 2018?

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Dan Evon
Oct 25, 2018 The Trump administration rolled back a few guidelines of an Obama-era school lunch initiative, b ...
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Michelle Obama.

Does This Photograph Show Barack Obama Holding a 'Michelle Obama 2020' Shirt?

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Dan Evon
Oct 3, 2018 Wording displayed on t-shirts is one of the easiest and most common targets for digital image ma ...
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Does Trump Donate All of His Presidential Salary, While Obama Donated None?

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David Emery
Jul 8, 2018 An Internet meme made misleading comparisons between presidential donations and the sizes of the ...
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Did Michelle Obama Tell ABC to Fire Roseanne Barr?

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 1, 2018 A Twitter user claimed — with no evidence — that the former First Lady ordered the network to ca ...
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Michelle Obama.

Michelle Obama Never Placed Her Hand Over Her Heart During the National Anthem?

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Dan MacGuill
May 7, 2018 A right-wing, pro-Trump Facebook page uses a photograph of Melania Trump to attack her predecess ...
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Did Melania Trump Plagiarize Michelle Obama's Statement on Women's History Month?

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Dan Evon
Mar 5, 2018 A meme suggesting that Melania Trump plagiarized her Women's History Month statement from Michel ...
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Did Melania Trump Copy Michelle Obama's MLK Day Message?

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Dan Evon
Jan 18, 2018 Rumors holding that Melania Trump plagiarized her Martin Luther King Day tweet from former First ...
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Was Michelle Obama Arrested for Domestic Violence?

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David Mikkelson
Jan 7, 2018 Reports that the former First Lady was arrested after acting “unpredictably violent” during a do ...
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Did Queen Elizabeth Remove the Obamas from Royal Wedding Guest List?

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David Emery
Dec 6, 2017 Fake news web sites reported that Michelle Obama desperately wanted to attend Prince Harry's wed ...
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Is this a Time-Traveling Hula Hooper?

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Dan Evon
Nov 30, 2017 The woman hula-hooping in this photograph did not time-travel to the 1930s.
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Melania Trump.

Did Melania Trump Steal Her United Nations Speech from Michelle Obama?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Sep 23, 2017 A meme claiming that Trump plagiarized a September 2017 speech from a 2014 talk by the former Fi ...
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Melania Trump Criticizes Charlottesville Violence, Plagiarizes Michelle Obama?

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David Mikkelson
Aug 13, 2017 An image positing that First Lady Melania Trump again copied words from Michelle Obama while den ...
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Barack Obama with daughters Sasha and Malia

Obamas Being Sued by Malia and Sasha’s Biological Father?

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Dan Evon
Mar 13, 2017 Reports that a man named Ezekiel Wilekenmeyer Williams filed a lawsuit claiming that he was the ...
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Barack Obama and aide Valerie Jarrett

Did Obama Aide Valerie Jarrett Move in with the Obamas to 'Mastermind' an Anti-Trump Insurgency?

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Bethania Palma
Mar 2, 2017 Web sites are citing a tabloid claim that Valerie Jarrett, a friend and close adviser to the Oba ...
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Is President Trump Billing Michelle Obama For $11 Billion?

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Arturo Garcia
Feb 17, 2017 A hoax news story reported that the former First Lady spent $11 million alone on "new furniture."
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Did Barack Obama Put His Hand on Melania Trump's Backside?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jan 23, 2017 A photograph purportedly showing the former president touching First Lady Melania Trump's buttoc ...
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