Latest Fact-Checks In Obama Birth Certificate

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a presidential debate
Says top Clinton advisers "were pressing" birther movement stories "very hard."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 27, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 16, 2016 a speech
"Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy."
False
By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu • September 16, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 22, 2015 a tweet
"The birther movement was started by Hillary Clinton in 2008. She was all in!"  
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 23, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 27, 2011 a press conference
Says stories about his birth certificate drowned out media coverage of the Republican and White House budget plans the week of April 11.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson • April 28, 2011
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 7, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Today" show
President Obama has spent over $2 million in legal fees defending lawsuits about his birth certificate.
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 12, 2011
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 7, 2011 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."
False
April 7, 2011
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on February 28, 2011 an interview on a radio show
Says Barack Obama grew up in Kenya.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 2, 2011
Leo Berman
Leo Berman
stated on February 14, 2011 a news article
Says the Hawaii governor "can’t find anything that says (President Barack Obama) was born in Hawaii."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 27, 2011
WorldNetDaily
WorldNetDaily
stated on June 17, 2009 an advertisement
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs "lied" when he said President Obama's birth certificate is posted on the Internet.
False
July 28, 2009