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The Claim

Barack Obama was born in 1961.

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The Short Version

Multiple authoritative sources, including primary government records and major reference works, identify Barack Obama’s birth date as August 4, 1961. Claims to the contrary rely on unsupported conspiracy allegations rather than verifiable records. The evidence clearly supports the statement that he was born in 1961.

Caveats

  • The fuller documented claim is that Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Some published biographies rely on the same underlying official records, but the record is also corroborated by independent reference works and reporting.
  • Forgery allegations from fringe sources have circulated for years, but they have not produced credible evidence of a different birth year.

The Receipts

  1. President Barack Obama

    Barack Obama Presidential Library

  2. Barack Obama

    White House (archived)

  3. Certificate of Live Birth – Barack Hussein Obama II

    The White House (archives.gov)

  4. Barack Obama

    Encyclopaedia Britannica

  5. Barack Obama: Life Before the Presidency

    Miller Center, University of Virginia

  6. Obama releases long-form birth certificate

    CBS News

  7. Born in the U.S.A.

    FactCheck.org

  8. Barack Obama

    Miller Center, University of Virginia

  9. Barack Obama | Politics and Government | Research Starters

    EBSCO Research Starters

  10. President Obama’s Birth Certificate Finally Explained

    Obama Birth Book (Jerome Corsi-related site)

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Barack Obama

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