Claim: In view of today's date, we'd like to pay tribute to the longest-running and most successful April Fools' hoax we've yet encountered. In the spring of 2009, a chain e-mail started circulating with claims of a "smoking gun" proving President Obama was a foreigner. AP- WASHINGTON D.C. – In a move certain to fuel the debate over Obama's qualifications for the presidency, the group "Americans for Freedom of Information" has released copies of President Obama's college transcripts from Occidental College.
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Verdict: in view of today's date, we'd like to pay tribute to the longest-running and most successful april fools' hoax we've yet encountered. in the spring of 2009, a chain e-mail started circulating with claims of a "smoking gun" proving president obama was a foreigner. ap- washington d.c. – in a move certain to fuel the debate over obama's qualifications for the presidency, the group "americans for freedom of information" has released copies of president obama's college transcripts from occidental college.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jess Henig
Date published: 2010-04-01T19:24:33