Claim: Rumor: The Obama administration unexpectedly released Abdul Shalabi from detention at Guantanamo Bay while the news media were distracted by the Pope's visit to the U.S.
Fact-check: While the Media Obsessed Over the Pope, Look What Obama Just Did?
Verdict: no
Organisation: Snopes
Author: David Mikkelson
Date published: 2016-07-07T15:19:53