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birtherism

American

[burth-er-iz-uhm] / ˈbɜrθ ərˌɪz əm /

noun

a claim or belief that Barack Obama, or occasionally another US president or presidential candidate, was born overseas and thus is not eligible for the office; the beliefs of birthers.

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birtherism

I mean, I know what birtherism was about in terms of what the… I guess I am confused at your question.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 29, 2019

Like the 90s or herpes simplex, birtherism is back, if it ever even went out of fashion.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 16, 2016

He went on to resurrect the elephant in the room – birtherism — which in many ways propelled Trump into the world of politics and has put him in Obama’s crosshairs in the past.

From MSNBC ● Dec. 21, 2015

Ken Bennett backs down on birtherism THE FIX | President Obama will be on the ballot in Arizona afterall.

From Washington Post ● May 23, 2012

I said that before the rise of birtherism, which it’s far closer to, since it’s also about supposedly falsified origins.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2011

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