I took the Barack Obama birth certificate from whitehouse.gov and opened in Adobe Illustrator and converted the groups to layers. Adobe Reader can see layers, so open this copy with it and click the layers icon on the left to see the different layers.
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As you can see, almost all the information has been removed from the birth certificate and added back in. Some parts are split into two layers, like the mother’s occupation and signature, and the dates in the lower left and right.
I have no idea why this modified copy is on the Whitehouse web site instead of an original copy. Some people claim that this is a forgery of an official document and a crime, but I am not convinced there are any material changes.
Look for yourself and make your own opinion. Note that this is a large file (almost 9MB).
