Dossier
Obama spokesperson
Coverage of Obama spokesperson in the Nexus archive.
- FACT FOCUS: Posts falsely claim Obama urged noncitizens to vote in 2016
Social media users have falsely claimed that a 2016 clip shows Barack Obama encouraging noncitizens to vote, but the full context reveals he was addressing citizens' voting rights and dispelling fears about immigration checks. The article clarifies that Obama never advocated for noncitizen voting, and a 1996 U.S. law criminalizes noncitizen participation in federal elections.