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Update on Obama’s birth certificate

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.

birth-certificate-long-form_layers

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).

Birth certificate for Barack Obama

Someone sent me a link to a YouTube video In the video, the kid opens up the birth certificate from whitehouse.gov in Adobe Illustrator, and shows that almost all the information has been added in layers.  So I downloaded Adobe Illustrator (free 30 day trial) and confirmed what he said.  Here is the bottom layer upon which all the text was added:

bottom layer of Barack Obama birth certificate
Bottom layer BO

Here is the original from whitehouse.gov:

birth-certificate-long-form