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April 27, 2011: ’Birther’ Lawyer Says Obama Used Different Social Security Number to Current One

2011-04-27

California lawyer Orly Taitz, who has long questioned President Obama’s citizenship (see November 12, 2008 and After, March 13, 2009, August 1-4, 2009, September 16-21, 2009, September 17, 2009, October 29, 2009, March 15, 2010, April 16, 2010, July 7 - August 16, 2010, August 9, 2010 - January 11, 2011, April 27, 2011, and April 27, 2011), now says Obama once used a different Social Security number to the one he uses now. She also says that Obama graduated from Columbia University in nine months instead of two years, as school records show. [Wall Street Journal, 4/27/2011] Taitz’s “evidence” is a claim that Obama’s Selective Service document shows “his social security… listed as a Connecticut Social Security number.” Politico’s Ben Smith reminds readers that “Taitz… has tried to have forgeries introduced into court filings before.” [Politico, 4/27/2011]