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===Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories===
[[File:Billboard Challenging the validity of Barack Obama's Birth Certificate.JPG|thumb|left|A 2010 billboard displayed in [[South Gate, California]], questioning the [[Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|validity of Barack Obama's birth certificate]] and by extension [[#Rejection by conspiracy theorists|his citizenship and eligibility to serve as President of the U.S.]]<ref name="Farley 2009">{{cite web |last=Farley |first=Robert |url=http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/jul/28/worldnetdaily/birthers-claim-gibbs-lied-when-he-said-obamas-birt/ |date=July 28, 2009 |work=Politifact |publisher=The St. Petersburg Times |title=White House spokesman Robert Gibbs 'lied' when he said President Obama's birth certificate is posted on the Internet. |access-date=15 Jan 2023 |archive-date=March 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315121801/http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/jul/28/worldnetdaily/birthers-claim-gibbs-lied-when-he-said-obamas-birt/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The billboard was part of an [[advertising campaign]] by WorldNetDaily, whose [[URL]] appears on the billboard's bottom right corner.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=100914 |title=Grass roots sign onto eligibility billboard campaign |work=WorldNetDaily |date=June 12, 2009 |access-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-date=November 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105180403/http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=100914 |url-status=live }}</ref>]]

WND has published hundreds of articles promoting [[Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|"birther" conspiracy theories about President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship]], for which it has gained notoriety.<ref name="Dougherty 2012">{{cite news |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/the-craziest-theory-about-andrew-breitbarts-death-yet-2012-3?IR=T |title=Conservative Radio Host Says Andrew Breitbart Might Have Been Assassinated |first=Michael Brendan |last=Dougherty |access-date=February 17, 2017 |language=en |quote=The report comes from WorldNetDaily, a right-wing website that periodically promotes conspiracy theories about Obama's birth certificate. |newspaper=Business Insider |archive-date=February 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218145440/http://www.businessinsider.com/the-craziest-theory-about-andrew-breitbarts-death-yet-2012-3?IR=T |url-status=live }}</ref> It has falsely claimed that Obama is not a natural-born U.S. citizen and thus is not eligible to serve as president.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stetler |first=Brian |title=In Trying to Debunk a Theory, the News Media Extended Its Life |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/business/media/28birth.html |access-date=November 18, 2013 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 27, 2011 |url-access=limited |archive-date=April 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405122718/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/business/media/28birth.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Isikoff |first=Michael |title=Publisher of upcoming 'birther' book makes no apologies |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42786288/ns/politics-decision_2012/t/publisher-upcoming-birther-book-makes-no-apologies/#.Uopr9mSG2kU |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606211555/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42786288/ns/politics-decision_2012/t/publisher-upcoming-birther-book-makes-no-apologies/#.Uopr9mSG2kU |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 6, 2014 |access-date=November 18, 2013 |work=NBC News |date=April 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Page |first1=Susan |last2=Kucinich |first2=Jackie |title=Obama releases long-form birth certificate |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-04-27-obama-birth-certificate_n.htm |access-date=November 18, 2013 |newspaper=USA Today |date=April 28, 2011 |quote=Joseph Farah, CEO of the conservative website WorldNetDaily and publisher of a new book that investigates whether Obama is eligible to be president, says the issue isn't over. |archive-date=July 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717054522/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-04-27-obama-birth-certificate_n.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> After the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 presidential campaign]], WND began an [[online petition]] to have Obama's Hawaiian birth certificate released to the public and Farah offered a $15,000 award for its release. The website also unsuccessfully urged [[United States Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] justices to hear several lawsuits aiming to release Obama's birth certificate. The White House released copies of the president's original long-form birth certificate on April 27, 2011. After the long-form birth certificate was released, Farah refused to pay the promised award and WND continued to promote its conspiracy theory, publishing an article questioning the certificate's authenticity.<ref name="Balleck 2018">{{cite book |last1=Balleck |first1=Barry J. |title=Modern American Extremism and Domestic Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Extremists and Extremist Groups |date=1 June 2018 |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |isbn=9781440852756 |pages=110–111 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-QPHEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT80 |chapter-url-access=limited |via=[[Google Books]] |url=https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/modern-american-extremism-and-domestic-terrorism-9781440852756/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=15 September 2024 |chapter=Farah, Joseph Francis |quote=At one point, Farah had pledged $15,000 for the "long form" birth certificate that proved Obama’s birth in Hawaii (WND 2010). After the White House posted the certificate in April 2011, Farah called it "fraudulent" and reneged on the pledge |archive-date=September 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915055656/https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/modern-american-extremism-and-domestic-terrorism-9781440852756/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/04/27/obama.birth.certificate/index.html |title=Obama releases original long-form birth certificate |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=July 28, 2015 |archive-date=October 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008065111/http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/04/27/obama.birth.certificate/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>