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Obama is from Kenya sign and other crazy urban myths: True or false?


"Welcome to Kenya" sign purports to show it is the birthplace of Barack Obama. Is it real or a hoax?
"Welcome to Kenya" sign purports to show it is the birthplace of Barack Obama. Is it real or a hoax? Snopes.com

(CBS) - You've no doubt gotten an e-mail at some point with some amazing photo and an unbelievable story to go along with it and thought to yourself, "Is this for real?" 

Well, we've taken a few of those photos and popular urban myths, and separated the fact from the fiction. You might be surprised by what we found.

Take the sign above declaring Kenya the birthplace of Barack Obama. Is it real or a hoax? Find out.

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