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“The administration of former United States President Barack Obama gave the Islamic Republic of Iran 150 billion United States dollars in cash as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran nuclear deal).”

False

The evidence does not support a $150 billion U.S. cash payment to Iran under the nuclear deal. The JCPOA mainly lifted sanctions and unfroze some of Iran’s own overseas assets, which is not the same as the Obama administration giving Iran cash. The frequently cited $150 billion figure was a high-end estimate of frozen assets, while officials said only a smaller portion was actually accessible; a separate $1.7 billion cash settlement was unrelated to the JCPOA.

“Jeanine Pirro publicly demanded that Barack Obama repay $120 million allegedly misappropriated from the Affordable Care Act.”

False

Documentation and archival searches show no instance of Jeanine Pirro demanding that President Obama repay $120 million tied to the Affordable Care Act. Independent fact-checkers have traced the story to a deceptive Facebook hoax, and Pirro’s actual public remarks contain no such demand. The underlying allegation of a $120 million ACA misappropriation is itself unsupported. The claim is fabricated.

“The government of Iran stated that it will only negotiate with Barack Obama and not with other United States officials or administrations.”

False

No credible evidence supports the assertion that Iran declared it would negotiate exclusively with Barack Obama. The JCPOA was a multilateral P5+1 process involving Secretary Kerry, Foreign Minister Zarif, and six world powers—not a personal Obama channel. Iran's post-Obama refusals to negotiate cite distrust of specific leaders like Trump, not a declared "Obama-only" policy. No verified Iranian government statement naming Obama as the sole acceptable partner exists in the evidence record.

“Barack Obama publicly claimed that Jeffrey Epstein is the biological father of Barron Trump.”

False

No credible evidence supports this claim — it is entirely fabricated. Multiple authoritative fact-checking organizations (PolitiFact, AP News, FactCheck.org) and major news outlets have covered Obama-Epstein narratives extensively, and none contain any record of Obama making a paternity claim about Barron Trump. The only sources even tangentially related are a YouTube video that disclaims any official confirmation and another explicitly labeled as fictional entertainment. Even the claim's proponent conceded no verified record exists.