Washington (CNN) – Developer and reality show host Donald Trump has been pushing the claim that President Obama was not born in the U.S. - a myth that has dogged the president since he took office.
CNN has investigated these claims and here are the key points:
Certificate of live birth
The Obama team and the state of Hawaii released a certification of live birth, which documents the president’s birth on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu. This is not the original birth certificate. In Hawaii and other states, original birth certificates are not released when requested later.
CNN has seen a copy of the document and verified that it is official.Certificate of live birth
The Obama team and the state of Hawaii released a certification of live birth, which documents the president’s birth on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu. This is not the original birth certificate. In Hawaii and other states, original birth certificates are not released when requested later.
The certificate, officials say, allows a person born in Hawaii to get a driver's license, purchase land and obtain a U.S. passport.
What about the signature?
The so-called “birthers” say there's no signature or raised seal on the live birth certificate. But the group FactCheck.org, which viewed the original document, took a picture of the back of it and found there is a stamped signature and a raised seal.
Where’s the original birth certificate?
Dr. Chiyome Fukino, the former director of Hawaii's Department of Health, says she has personally viewed the president's original vital records and verified that he was born in Hawaii.
Former Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle, a Republican, has been quoted as saying, "I had my health director, who is a physician by background, go personally view the birth certificate in the birth records at the Department of Health. We issued a news release at the time saying the president was, in fact, born at Kapi'olani Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii. And that is just a fact."
Newspaper birth announcement
The announcement of Obama's birth appeared in the Honolulu Advertiser on August 13, 1961, and a day later in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin: “Mr. And Mrs. Barack H. Obama, 6085 Kalanianaole Hwy., son, Aug. 4.”
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23 comments:
Ok, so where are his college papers, passports, health records and so on. He has released none of this information and has spent plenty of money to ensure it does not get released
Anyone can make a fake document even the govt, which does on a daily basis... When he releases all info such as what is stated above from anon 10:18 A.M., then we can be satisfied... I understand that the president needs some sort of be-hind the scenes stuff because of the crazies out there, however when you HIDE general public information, your hiding something you want no one to find out... As said by others many times, if your not hiding anything then release the info to prove us wrong yet he wont... How come all other presidents info can be found if sought after? yet Oboma bin laden info can not be found, and if so its a COPY of said documents...
OHHHH!! Golly Gee Whiz!! If CNN investigated and found everything to be ligitimate, then I accept their OK!!! Seriously???!?!
11:13 perhaps you could investigate yourself and prove CNN wrong
What does it take for" birthers" to be convinced? They are sounding as uninformed as those who believed we didn't land on the moon. Its time to move ON!
they held a congressional hearing to verify mccain was a citizen since he was born on a us base in panama to 2 us citizen parents
why not do the same for obama?
How about you guys contain to focus on this, while the adults work to grow the economy, fight our wars, and promote overall freedom and prosperity
They jus tgot the dates screwed up after three years of trying to figure out how to get over on us...
10:18 - College papers? Dude was the EDITOR OF THE HARVARD LAW REVIEW!!!!!! Are you actually alleging he didn't go to Harvard? Here's a photo of him with the Harvard Law Review staff.
And are you also saying his white World War II veteran grandfather planted the birth announcement so his bi-racial Mulsim grandson could impose a Socialist dictatorship over America? Is that your theory?
And the fact that his mother was an American means he's an American citizen.
Y'all need to find another conspiracy to follow. Like whatever happened to the files relating to W.'s cocaine arrest in the mid-1970s...there's a conspiracy theory worth following, just for entertainment value.
12:10 complete idiot.
12:10 is an idiot and can't comprehend written language
Fruitland Generic Citizen
Been checked lately for alzheimers?
Explain his Conn. S.S. # considering he never lived there and that the number was issued to somone born in 1890. Pres of Harvard law review and never wrote an article. There is so much wrong with this fraud that there is not enough room to write it all.
12:10. those photos of Obama look fake. Why is he in the center of the one at college. The one with the t-shirt looks like photo shopped too.
2:57, 12:42, 12:10
No, I believe you all are the idiot's.
You're all insane. He was born in USA, he even showed proof, the man didn't HAVE too but he did. Nothing is ever good enough for you crazy people.
What did CNN have to say about all the years that Owe-bama sat in Reverand Wright's racist church?
3:51 the man has spent millions to hide "the proof". So what is he hiding if he was born in U.S?
The birthers create their own reality. What is this "he's spent millions to hide" stuff? Where is there any evidence that he has hid anything or spent money to do so? Do you all have access to his ledger and checkbook?
no.....he wasn't borm in the U.S.....but he spent a fortune trying to make it look like he was.. He is a loser and a foriegner. Have another glass of the kool aid believers.
Folks, we believe what we want to believe, regardless of the facts. Let the facts drive you.
There are so many Libs on this site posing as Republicans/Conservatives...The racist comments are made by well known Liberals
I don't know the answer to the question; however since it is still out here unresolved in many people's mind...why not just produce it and have it aired on all the TV shows? 2 years is too long to have this issue unresolved to public's satisfaction. I still have the unanswered question of "who is responsible for verifying the creditials of candidates?"
What is Obama fighting to hide? Birth certificates state your religion. Perhaps Obama's religion is Muslim. Your missing the bigger picture.
You birther's are truly without an operating brain cell. For goodness sake, give up this fight and work to find a viable candidate for the 2012 election. From what I've seen of the possible candidates, conservatives don't have a chance.
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