Yahoo! News Issues Correction After Describing Kenya As Obama’s Birthplace
A piece on Obama's upcoming trip to Africa by Rachel Rose Hartman included a lede that echoed sentiments heard among the "birther" movement.
"President Barack Obama makes the first extended trip to Africa of his presidency next week—but he won't be stopping in the country of his birth," Hartman originally wrote.
The screen grab below captures the error:
Approximately 90 minutes after the piece was published — and after several commenters identified the error — the lede was revised to refer to Kenya as Obama's "ancestral homeland" and the article now includes a correction.
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