Fact Check: No, former first lady Michelle Obama has not earned her Ph.D. in law

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Claim: Former first lady Michelle Obama earned her Ph.D. in law since leaving the White House in 2016 Our rating: False

Claim: Former first lady Michelle Obama earned her Ph.D. in law since leaving the White House in 2016

Several Facebook posts congratulating former first lady Michelle Obama on a doctorate degree that she has not received have gone viral online. “CONGRATULATIONS to Doctor Michelle Obama!!! Since her husband has been out of office, and her children out of the house, Mrs. Obama decided to complete her PHD in law. The most educated 1st lady ever, is a Black Queen! RESPECT,” Lady GeeHer post quickly received hundreds of shares and dozens of comments congratulating Obama. One Facebook user questioned the validity of Gee’s claim.

“This isn’t true. She actually got an honorary doctorate from Jackson State University after delivering their commencement speech. But she’s still the most intelligent First Lady ever!” commented Lori Ehawee Gloster.“Former First Lady Michelle Obama. Since her husband has been out of office, and her children out of the house, Mrs. Obama decided to complete her PHD in law. The most educated 1st lady in the history of this nation. Congratulations Dr. Michelle Obama!!!” Christopher D.

 

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Moochelle needs to find another vegetable garden......

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Who cares?

Shave that mess.

First, it would be called a J.D. that's how to know it's fake news.

Nice hair

FACT CHECK : Michael did not earn a PhD in law.

Michael claims he's a woman too...

USA Today fake news

Remember when JoanRivers outted liar BigMikeRobinson?

LADY. yeah right. look at that horse cock on him. AskJoan

We're going to need that Birth Certificate Big Mike.

Would have thought the fine journalists of would have some news to report.

Damn! How much weight did she gain?

Now do Donald

Why is this news anyways? Your rag would’ve been all over it, taking pictures and video and posting it? You’re fat checking your own article because you needed more news? 🤦‍♂️🙄

Maybe hut wiki wiping Kamala is more likely a reason to think the same!

Interesting that you felt the need to fact check this that NO ONE gives a damn about, but refuse to actively do the same for the CHEETO in the White House. FOH.

Dude is not passable as a woman... tie that flopping wang down? no he doesn't bother.

Moochella been to busy moving to the Hamptons and living the big Hollywood life!

Any claims one way or another by usa: false!

Slow news day?

She’s been postured to be VP for quite some time.

Melania going to learn how to say DIVORCE In English when she leaves office.

Yes and her and Barack have devoted themselves to help the cause of black people here in the USA. As the former first black President and First Lady they wield a lot of power. .......oh wait thats right they moved to an almost all white town in a multi million $ Home🤔 oh well!

What s fraud both him and his husband Obama...now we got a smoken absolutely gorgeous women for FLOTUS...speaks five languages, brilliant, and getting shit done just like her husband...our first lady is the envy of the world...Love them both Trump2020

I knew that it was false, my question is to . Who made U the fact check police, because I noticed that your fact checking is wide spread and not complete. If U only base your facts from Google or Wikipedia U R going to also need a fact checker.

To bad I don't see you fact checking trump on the daily.

Everything you write for USAToday has a racial tinge,leaning to right wing propaganda...

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Where did Melania earn her degree?

Oh so now you are in the business of fact checking?

No PhD in Law. It's a J.D. Please fact check.

She is most unpopular First Lady we’ve had her. Just let her go away

Imagine if she did! That would change.... nothing.

What’s the great accomplishment? Now she has degrees from 2 communist universities instead of 1. She failed as First Lady, she will fail as VP candidate

More importantly, who cares?

Men can’t get pregnant or be First Lady MichaelLavaughnRobinson

Michelle Obama was disbarred in Illinois for being a 💩!

Not fake but it's scam

She is a MAN so don’t fall for it, people. She is deceiving all of you. In the eyes of God she is an abomination.

Claim from who Stop clout chasin....

Big whoop! It’s not like she will ever practice law again or teach it for that matter. Security would just be too problematic.

Fact check his DNA

She gave up her law license years ago.

Michelle Obama? Come on USA Today get your facts straight. It's Michael Obama and he's hung like a horse.

I’m pretty sure she was disbarred

The hell with michelle obama I really don't care to hear about him in any MSM or what he did or did not do!

Now do his “children”

She failed at school lunches...let's make her VP!!!

We love you 😍

She looks like a man. Would of thought she was an undertaker.

Likes like Michael put on a few pounds....

Popular LIARS these Obamas are... ObamaGate2020

Really? WHO cares? Why do you just now care about getting the truth?

AT LEAST THE FORMER FIRST LADY TELLS THE TRUTH. MELANIATRUMP LIED THAT SHE CAN SPEAK SEVERAL LANGUAGES...GUESS SHE FIGURED IF IT WORKED FOR TRUMP, SHE MIGHT AS WELL LIE AS WELL! CERTAINLY MISS THE OBAMA'S! SUCH A CLASS ACT COMPARED TO THE TRUMP'S SHIT SHOW ProjectLincoln

Even so, PhD is not a big deal, many ppl have PhD but they are fully bs

Liberal heads exploding

Michelle Obama has (A.B) Princeton and (J.D) Harvard; she’s quite accomplished. Now do Melania. Anything?

She's Harvard Law graduate, just like current WH press secretary Barbie, which has lost its luster...

True - Joe needs to Go - Draft Cuomo Now

What’s a Ph.D. in law. Never heard of such a thing. Signed, a lawyer.

now do MLK Jr’s doctoral thesis 😂

What's going in with Laura Bush? Why always about Michelle?

Your fact checking that? Um, now do Trump.

Why is usa today fact-checking facebook posts to make Mrs. Obama look bad? Any other facts need checking?

So we did ALL of THIS to prove you can't believe EVERYTHING you read in the Internet ? ! ? Or is it MORE we wanted to degrade the reputation of the Obamas ? ! !

since 2016, melanie got new implants.

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She worked for her Einstein knowlege.

Doctoral-level degrees in the field of law are typically called 'SJDs' 'JSDs.' The term is doctorate in juridical science. If you're going to make up a story to puff somebody up, at least get the details right.

So why is this a thing? She didn’t claim it was so. An accomplished woman on many levels. What’s this with trying to diminish her accomplishments?

She gained about 75 lbs damn

He didn't ?

Why is this news?

She’s still doing better than Melanie

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