The White House released copies of President Barack Obama's original long-form birth certificate Wednesday, seeking to put an end to persistent rumors that he was not born in the United States.

One of the most distracting of these unfounded claims concerns Barack Obama's birth certificate. But how did these rumors start, and what exactly do they claim? Let's circle back to 2008 when ...

Does this Barack Obama birth certificate issue bug you because, although improbable, it’s possible that he’s not a natural born citizen, isn’t eligible to be President under the Constitution ...

Former President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii. But nearly eight years since he left office, some social media users continue to baselessly claim he was born in Kenya.

President Obama moved to put the "birther" issue to rest, releasing his original "Certificate of Live Birth'' after years of resisting. Jonathan Weisman looks at why he moved now, and what it says ...