Meme Falsely Claims Obama Released al-Baghdadi
by Saranac Hale Spencer
Oct 31, 2019
2 minutes
Quick Take
Various memes circulating online falsely claim that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State leader who recently died during a U.S. raid, had been released from U.S. military custody under President Barack Obama. He was actually released in 2004, under President George W. Bush.
Full Story
Misinformation quickly followed the death of the Islamic State leader known as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who killed
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