Monday 22 May 2017

Barack Obama Seen In Handcuffs For Charges Of Illegal Wiretapping Of Donald Trump Is Fake


Former President Barack Obama seen in an image handcuffed before a judge and charged with illegal wiretapping President Donald Trump is fake and has been used in many fake news articles. The “leaked” photograph depicting Obama in handcuffs and facing charges of wiretapping Trump is a fake image that is being recirculated on social media to falsely claim Obama is being charged with Trump’s allegations of wiretapping.


Trump’s most striking claims to date are a series of tweets, accusing Obama of wire-tapping Trump Tower during the election. They were not backed up by any evidence. Where did this fake image originate this time?


On May 16, 2017, Daily USA Update published an article featuring a supposed “leaked photograph” depicting Obama handcuffed before a judge and facing charges that he wiretapped Trump. You can read the fake story below.


BREAKING: LEAKED PICTURE OF OBAMA BEING DRAGGED BEFORE A JUDGE IN HANDCUFFS FOR WIRETAPPING TRUMP


After Trump made it clear that Obama had illegally tapped the phones at Trump Tower, the FBI issued a warrant for his arrest. Since then, little has been heard from the former president other than a denial.


This morning, Obama was stopped at a checkpoint at Toronto International Airport, where he was trying to fly to an unknown destination under the alias “Bruce Wilekenmeyer.” The CRMP officer who stopped him recognized him beneath a fake mustache, took him into custody and turned him over to the US Embassy.


After a short transport back to Washington, Obama was brought before a special session of US District Court where he could be formally charged and ordered not to leave the country before being released into his attorney’s custody.


A court reporter who also moonlights for Breitbart took great personal risk to snap this photo since there are no photographs, video recording or any other recording devices allowed in federal courtrooms unless specifically ordered by a judge.


Here are some examples of people sharing the fake image and news on social media.








Neither the image nor the claim were new in May 2017, according to Snopes. They were originally published in March 2017 by the fake news site Last Line of Defense, whose disclaimer reads as follows:


DISCLAIMER: America’s Last Line of Defense is a satirical publication that uses the imagination of liberals to expose the extreme bigotry and hate and subsequent blind gullibility that festers in right-wing nutjobs. We present fiction as fact and our sources don’t actually exist. Names that represent actual people and places are purely coincidental and all images should be considered altered and do not in any way depict reality.


What did you think of the fake news about Obama’s illegal wiretapping charges? Did you believe it or see people sharing it falsely on social media? Let us know in the comments section.


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