Michelle Obama Archives

FILE - In this May 11, 2019, file photo, former first lady Michelle Obama speaks during an appearance in Atlanta. Obama and soccer star Mia Hamm are among those chosen for the 2021 National Women's Hall of Fame class announced Monday, March 8, 2021. Former PepsiCo Chief Executive Indra Nooyi and retired Brig. Gen. Rebecca Halstead, the first female commanding general at the strategic level during combat in Iraq, are also included along with several other women. The Women's Hall of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled for Oct. 2, 2021. (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP, File)

Michelle Obama Hooked on Knitting, Thinking About Retirement

12 March 2021

The former first lady says that she picked up knitting needles to pass time during...

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Was Michelle Obama Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?

9 September 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?

27 November 2018

The sales numbers of two books by political figures published over thirty years apart were...

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Michelle Obama Memoir is Next Pick for Winfrey Book Club

12 November 2018

In "Becoming," Obama shares such deeply personal revelations as suffering a miscarriage and sharply criticizes...

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Michelle Obama Had Miscarriage, Used IVF to Conceive Girls

9 November 2018

"I felt like I failed because I didn't know how common miscarriages were because we...

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

25 October 2018

The Trump administration rolled back a few guidelines of an Obama-era school lunch initiative, but...

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

3 October 2018

Wording displayed on t-shirts is one of the easiest and most common targets for digital...

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Does Trump Donate All of His Presidential Salary, While Obama Donated None?

8 July 2018

An Internet meme made misleading comparisons between presidential donations and the sizes of the first...

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Did Michelle Obama Tell ABC to Fire Roseanne Barr?

1 June 2018

A Twitter user claimed — with no evidence — that the former First Lady ordered...

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

7 May 2018

A right-wing, pro-Trump Facebook page uses a photograph of Melania Trump to attack her predecessor...

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Did Melania Trump Plagiarize Michelle Obama’s Statement on Women’s History Month? A meme suggesting that Melania Trump plagiarized her Women's History Month statement from Michelle Obama...

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Did Melania Trump Copy Michelle Obama’s MLK Day Message?

18 January 2018

Rumors holding that Melania Trump plagiarized her Martin Luther King Day tweet from former First...

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