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Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2013 in multiple posts:

Barack Obama’s Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by "Barry Soetoro."

By Clayton Youngman • December 9, 2015

Town hall audience member stated on September 17, 2015 in a town hall held by Donald Trump in Rochester, N.H.:

"You know our current president is (Muslim). You know he's not even an American."

By Lauren Carroll • September 18, 2015

Rick Santorum stated on July 13, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":

Children are crossing the border because President Barack Obama said "if you come, you’re going to be able to stay, because we’re not going to…

By Jon Greenberg • July 13, 2014

James Vincent stated on August 4, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.":

Twenty four states have voter ID or comparable restrictions; before Barack Obama was elected, it was two.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 11, 2013

Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster speech:

"When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father."

By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2013

Chain email stated on April 1, 2012 in e-mail messages circulating on the Internet:

Says Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie made a late-night visit to Kinko’s to forge President Barack Obama’s birth certificate two days before Obama unveiled it to…

By Louis Jacobson • June 7, 2012

Gilberto Hinojosa stated on April 24, 2012 in the Central Texas Democratic Forum:

Says "large majority" of Republicans believe Obama is a Muslim and not U.S.-born.

By Sue Owen • May 23, 2012

Georgia Democrats stated on December 21, 2011 in an online fundraising bid:

"Republicans are attempting to remove Barack Obama from Georgia’s Presidential Ballot in 2012."

By Willoughby Mariano • January 17, 2012

Gordon Robertson stated on April 23, 2011 in a TV interview.:

President Obama was "raised Muslim."

By Sean Gorman • April 28, 2011

Leo Berman stated on April 27, 2011 in a Texas Tribune article:

Says the hospital listed on Barack Obama’s just-publicized long-form birth certificate denies the president was born there.

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Ciara O'Rourke • April 27, 2011

Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference:

"CNN did a poll recently where Obama and I are statistically tied."

By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2011

Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2011 in a "Today Show" interview:

Says President Obama's "grandmother in Kenya said he was born in Kenya and she was there and witnessed the birth."

By Robert Farley • April 7, 2011

Mike Huckabee stated on February 28, 2011 in an interview on a radio show:

Says Barack Obama grew up in Kenya.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 2, 2011

Leo Berman stated on February 14, 2011 in a news article:

Says the Hawaii governor "can’t find anything that says (President Barack Obama) was born in Hawaii."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Ciara O'Rourke • February 27, 2011

Bloggers stated on August 11, 2010 in liberal blogs:

Republican candidate for Georgia governor "dabbled" in birther conspiracy theories.

By Willoughby Mariano • August 20, 2010

Chain email stated on August 3, 2010 in referring to a YouTube video:

"Obama admits he is not a citizen."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 5, 2010

Bloggers stated on June 8, 2010 in a rumor widely discussed on the Internet.:

Barack Obama appeared in the video for 'Whoomp! (There it is!)'

By Cristina Silva • June 8, 2010

Chain email stated on April 18, 2008:

"His true name is Barak Hussein Muhammed Obama."

By Amy Hollyfield • May 2, 2008

Jerome R. Corsi stated on April 28, 2020 in an article:

Says Dr. Anthony Fauci's name appears on "4 U.S. patents for a key glycoprotein” used to “create the current COVID-19 epidemic.”

By Daniel Funke • May 12, 2020

Nancy Mace stated on November 6, 2025 in a fundraising email:

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “is bringing Sharia law to America.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2025

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