In an interview with NBC’s Brian Williams that aired yesterday, President Obama addressed the lingering rumors about his birth and religion, condemning what he calls a “network of misinformation” and taking a swipe at the birther movement.“We went through some of this during the campaign,” Obama said in response to a question about the rising number of Americans who think he’s a Muslim. “There is a mechanism, a network of misinformation that in a new media era can get churned out their constantly.”
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