No, Obama’s daughters were not caught on camera burning American flag

Former President Barack Obama and his family have left the White House, but not the spotlight. 

More than three years into the Trump administration, false claims about Obama’s daughters continue to percolate. A recent blog post claims that Sasha and Malia Obama were caught burning an American flag on camera at a protest.

"In a show of anti-American sentiment that will surprise precisely no one, Sasha and Malia Obama were allegedly caught on camera burning a United States flag during a protest in Washington, DC," the post reads.

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There is no evidence of Obama’s daughters burning a flag at a recent protest. 

This blog post was copied word-for-word from a website, BustaTroll.org, that produces what it says is satire.  

BustaTroll.org includes two small disclaimers at the beginning of its article about Obama’s daughters, which are designed to alert readers that the article is satire. Further, BustaTroll.org’s "about us" page clearly categorizes the website’s work as satire that is not meant to be taken seriously.

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"Everything on this website is fiction. It is not a lie and it is not fake news because it is not real," the BustaTroll.org "about us" page reads. "Any similarities between this site’s pure fantasy and actual people, places, and events are purely coincidental and all images should be considered altered and satirical."

While BustaTroll.org is clear to indicate the article isn’t meant to be taken seriously, the copied blog post has none of the same disclaimers.

There is no evidence Sasha and Malia Obama burned an American flag at a recent protest, and it seems the claim originated from a website that purports to publish satire. 

We rate this post Pants on Fire.