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Shortly after President Obama finished delivering his final State of the Union address on 12 January 2016, the above-displayed image started circulating on web sites such as Twitter, Imgur, and Reddit. While this image was frequently shared along with the claim that it showed President Obama after his mic drop at the 2016 SOTU, this is not the case. This image is real, but actually dates back to 2012. According to an article in The Wire, the photograph was taken at Obama's campaign headquarters in Chicago. A second photo of Obama in American flag shutter shades was posted to the President's Twitter account on 6 November 2012 in an attempt to encourage young people to vote: A similar photo of Vice President Joe Biden also circulated at the same time.
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