"Donald Trump promoted the false claim that Barack Obama has earned $40m in royalties linked to Obamacare in a post to his 11 million followers on Truth Social on Sunday. The fictional claim that the former US president receives royalty payments for the use of his name to refer to the Affordable Care Act, which he signed into law in 2010."
"The White House did not immediately reply to a request for comment on whether the president was aware that the report he shared was fictional. Blair, the owner of the network of satirical website and social media accounts the claim came from, told the Guardian in 2023 that Greg Abbott, the Texas governor, was among the dumbest people in the country after Abbott shared a fake article about his own state from the Dunning-Kruger-Times."
Donald Trump posted a screenshot on Truth Social repeating a false claim that Barack Obama earned $40 million in royalties tied to Obamacare. The claim falsely alleges annual $2.5 million payments since 2010 and has been repeatedly debunked since at least 2017. The claim originated from satirical sites including America's Last Line of Defense and the Dunning-Kruger-Times, run by Christopher Blair. The updated version previously fooled many supporters when circulated on Facebook. The White House did not immediately respond to requests about whether the president knew the report was fictional.
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