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2022-02-23 17:39:02 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8208FCBFE7D9602DC3ACA1EB2CF6C1A8
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It is not true that Hillary Clinton's team started the conspiracy theories about Barack Obama. https://www.factcheck.org/2015/07/was-hillary-clinton-the-original-birther/ Perennial Illinois candidate Andy Martin is reported to have started it in 2004. https://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/birther-movement-founder-trump-clinton-228304 Donald Trump famously promoted conspiracy theories about Obama during Obama's presidency. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-perpetuated-birther-movement-years/story?id=42138176
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