Trump spreads satirical website’s “Obamacare royalties” claim

President Donald Trump shared an image claiming that President Barack Obama received royalties paid out by the federal establishment for the use of the word Obamacare The unofficial name for insurance provided under the Affordable Care Act is obviously not generating royalty payments for Obama but that didn t stop Trump from sharing the unattributed claim to his million followers on Truth Social DOGE halts yearly payments of million to Barack Obama for royalties linked to Obamacare ' the post claimed Obama has collected this payment since for a total of million in taxpayer dollars The name Obamacare has not been trademarked as of this writing Related Donald Trump doesn t understand the drug war he s fighting The claim that Obama was paid royalties for the use of his name stems from an online publication called the Dunning-Kruger Times The Dunning-Kruger effect is the tendency for people to overestimate their level of knowledge in a subject they know little about The website s About page makes it clear that its articles are not meant to be taken as fact Everything on this website is fiction It is not a lie and it is not fake news because it is not real If you believe that it is real you should have your head examined they wrote Any similarities between this site s pure fantasy and actual people places and events are purely coincidental and all images should be considered altered and satirical Wow Trump wrote while sharing their Obamacare suggests Read more about this topic Pundits still fall for it Trump does bare minimum in Texas and suddenly he s presidential FEMA has let you down Trump spreads anti-immigrant lies in Helene-ravaged North Carolina So what if MAGA lonely hearts never find love The post Trump spreads satirical website s Obamacare royalties claim appeared first on Salon com