Claim: A video shows Michelle Obama saying in her speech to the Democratic National Convention that Donald Trump felt threatened by "two successful gay men who happen to be black", in a reference to herself and former President Barack Obama.
Fact-check: Video of Michelle Obama's DNC speech where she seems to call herself a gay man is altered - Full Fact
Verdict: this isn't what she really said, and the audio on the video has been altered. the real footage shows mrs obama actually said "successful people" not "successful gay men".
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Charlotte Green
Date published: 2024-08-22T00:00:00