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On Aug. 27, 2019, Obamawatcher.com published an article positing that former U.S. President Barack Obama called a secret security meeting behind U.S. President Donald Trump's back that was attended by 17 countries from the United Nations: This item was not a factual recounting of real-life events. The article originated with a website that describes its output as being humorous or satirical in nature, as follows: It should also be noted that the image at the top of this article, which was also used to illustrated ObamaWatcher.com's piece of fiction, does not show Obama at a secret UN meeting circa 2020. This image actually shows Obama at a UN peacekeeping meeting in 2009. The photograph was taken by official White House photographer Pete Souza, and was originally accompanied by the following caption: While this article was published in August 2019, and while ObamaWatcher.com carries a disclaimer labeling their content as fiction, this satirical story continued to circulate on social media as if it were genuine. In September 2020, for instance, a link to this article posted by a self-described truth seeker and fact researcher on Twitter racked up more than 6,000 shares: For background, here is why we sometimes write about satire/humor.
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