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2008: Birther conspiracy

2008-01-01 Trump pushed the “birther” conspiracy about Obama, claiming he was ineligible to run for presidency.

https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37391652

https://repository.gonzaga.edu/jhs/vol14/iss1/3/

2011: Obama is Muslim

2011-03-28 During an interview with Fox, Trump claimed about Obama, “He doesn’t have a birth certificate. He may have one, but there’s something on that, maybe religion, maybe it says he is a Muslim”.

https://www.cnn.com/2015/09/18/politics/trump-obama-muslim-birther

2012: Obama engineered Hurricane Sandy

2014-02-04 Facebook rumors claimed Obama ordered $1 billion in disposable coffins for FEMA detention centers in case of an American revolt. s https://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/trump-hurricane-sandy-obama-birther-229237

2014: Obama ordered coffins for a revolt

2014-02-04 Rumors fly on Facebook that Obama ordered $1B in disposable coffins for FEMA detention centers in case of an American revolt.

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2014/02/04/fact-check-truth-about-those-fema-coffins/112258660/

2015: Obama would impose martial law

2015-02-18 Greg Abbott and Ted Cruz questioned Pentagon training exercises amid martial-law rumors; Abbott later ordered the Texas State Guard to monitor U.S. military drills.

https://www.newsweek.com/2015/05/22/obamas-invasion-texas-when-partisanship-becomes-extreme-sport-330947.html

https://www.npr.org/2015/05/06/404626493/texas-governor-criticized-for-sending-guard-to-monitor-u-s-military-training

2016: Obama founded ISIS

2016-06-16 Trump promoted the claim that Obama helped found ISIS, telling CNBC, “No, I meant that he’s the founder of ISIS. I do. He was the most valuable player. I gave him the most valuable player award”. s https://www.npr.org/2016/08/11/489607788/trump-attacks-obama-as-the-founder-of-isis

2025 July: Obama is guilty of treason

2025-07-22 Trump accused Obama of treason, “they tried to rig the election, and they got caught” and “Whether it’s right or wrong, it’s time to go after people. Obama’s been caught directly”.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/politics/trump-obama-treason-accusation-analysis

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-accuses-obama-treason-oval-office/story?id=123963917

2025-07-23 Tulsi Gabbard claimed in a conspiracy-board post that newly released intelligence documents showed the Obama administration manufactured evidence of Russian election interference in 2016

https://www.factcheck.org/2025/07/gabbards-misleading-coup-claim/

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/tulsi-gabbard-releases-new-documents-targeting-obama-over-2016-polls-8936798

2025 November: Obama collected Obamacare royalties

2025-11-09 Trump claimed Obama collected royalties from Obamacare.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/cnn-jake-tapper-mocks-insane-151543065.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/09/trump-obama-obamacare-royalties-claim

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2025/11/09/trump-posts-claim-about-obamacare-royalties-that-originated-on-satirical-news-site/

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115520378078620283