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Trump ‘Leaked’ Obama’s Address

Disinformation, Fact Checks / By Kim LaCapria / July 6, 2023

A popular r/politics post in July 2023 suggested that Donald Trump “doxxed” former U.S. President Barack Obama.

‘In the Cayman Islands, There Is a Modest Five-Story Building That Is Home to 18,857 Companies’

Fact Checks, Politics / By Kim LaCapria / July 21, 2021

Figures in an Imgur post about a Cayman Islands tax shelter housing 18,857 companies have circulated for quite a while.

Did Barack Obama Take Hydroxychloroquine in 2008?

Disinformation, Fact Checks / By Arturo Garcia / July 13, 2020

A right-wing talk radio host tried to gin up outrage against the former United States president with a photo of a whole other prescription.

Obamagate, Explained

Disinformation, Reporting / By Kim LaCapria / May 27, 2020

After President Obama criticized President Trump’s handling of COVID-19, a poorly-defined but widely-referenced scandal Trump dubbed “Obamagate” became a hot topic on hyperpartisan sites.

Did U.S. President Donald Trump Tweet That Obama Didn’t ‘Prepair’ for the Coronavirus Pandemic?

Fact Checks, Viral Content / By Kim LaCapria / May 13, 2020

A doctored tweet attributed to Trump purportedly said “it is unbelievable” that President Barack Obama “criticized” him “for the coronavirus response” when Obama “had 8 years to prepair.”

‘Barack 6, Hussein 7, Obama 5, Covid=19’

Disinformation, Fact Checks / By Arturo Garcia / April 27, 2020

Social media users mocking a far-right protester didn’t catch the changes to the photograph of her sign.

Did Donald Trump Criticize ‘Obama’s Handling of This Pandemic’ in November 2009?

Disinformation, Fact Checks / By Kim LaCapria / April 17, 2020

Alongside comments that Trump has “a tweet for everything,” a screenshot purportedly shows his criticism of former United States President Barack Obama’s handling of a pandemic in November 2009.