{A report that\u2019s going viral is saying the Kenyan government has released President Obama\u2019s \u201creal birth certificate,\u201d but it\u2019s fake.}<\/p>\n
The article was published on AmericanNews.com, which appears to publish mostly bogus articles. <\/p>\n
However, the same article was republished from a satire website, World News Daily Report, earlier this year. <\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to reports, the Office of the Principal Register of the Nyanza Province in Kenya has just released 11 documents concerning Barack Obama\u2019s birth and early childhood in the country. The papers have been requested by Americans for years, but the Kenyan Supreme Court finally just ordered authorities to release the documents based on a law on \u2018access to information,\u2019\u201d it says.<\/p>\n
World News Daily Report has a disclaimer, which says that it posts only satirical and fake news pieces, and it shouldn\u2019t be taken seriously.<\/p>\n
\u201cWorld News Daily Report is a news and political satire web publication, which may or may not use real names, often in semi-real or mostly fictitious ways. All news articles contained within worldnewsdailyreport.com are fiction, and presumably fake news. Any resemblance to the truth is purely coincidental, except for all references to politicians and\/or celebrities, in which case they are based on real people, but still based almost entirely in fiction,\u201d the disclaimer says.<\/p>\n
Snopes.com also debunked the fake report, saying: \u201cSoon afterwards links and excerpts referencing this item were being circulated via social media, with many of those who encountered it mistaking it for a genuine news article. However, that article was just another spoof from World News Daily Report, a tabloid-like web site whose stock in trade is publishing fantastically fictional stories such as \u201c200 Million Year Old Dinosaur Egg Hatches in Berlin Museum and \u201cMiner Found Alive After 17 Years Underground.\u201d <\/p>\n
There\u2019s been no credible media reports saying the Kenyan government released anything on Obama\u2019s birth certificate in recent days.<\/p>\n
AmericanNews.com does not have a disclaimer, but it appears to publish bogus political news stories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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