birtherism
noun
birth·er·ism
ˈbər-thər-ˌi-zəm 
variants
or less commonly Birtherism
: belief in or endorsement of any of various discredited claims that former U.S. president Barack Obama is not a natural-born U.S. citizen and therefore was not constitutionally eligible to be president of the United States
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Lemon pointed to Trump’s history of criticizing Obama, including with the birtherism conspiracy that falsely claimed Obama was not American-born and was Muslim.
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Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
Harris also mentioned Trump's role in spreading birtherism lies about former President Barack Obama.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024
By 2011, Trump was already fueling birtherism, falsely implying President Obama wasn’t born in the U.S.
—Paola Ramos, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
That birtherism really is what launched Donald Trump's political career in a lot of ways.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
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Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
Harris also mentioned Trump's role in spreading birtherism lies about former President Barack Obama.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024
By 2011, Trump was already fueling birtherism, falsely implying President Obama wasn’t born in the U.S.
—Paola Ramos, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
That birtherism really is what launched Donald Trump's political career in a lot of ways.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Birtherism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birtherism. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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