'Obama is a Muslim' and 6 other persistent conspiracy theories

The president who boldly authorized the assassination of Osama bin Laden is having a hard time killing the kooky theories that have dogged him for years

More than half of Mississippi Republicans (incorrectly) think President Obama is a Muslim, according to a new PPP survey.
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Fifty-two percent of Republicans in Mississippi and 45 percent in Alabama think that President Obama is a Muslim — even though he has repeatedly said that he is Christian. Those numbers come from a new Public Policy Polling survey, which also found that 37 percent of Republicans still believe Obama was born abroad — despite the fact that in April 2011 he released his long-form birth certificate from Hawaii. Those aren't the only rumors and conspiracy theories about the president that never seem to die, despite strong evidence to the contrary. Here, six more ways kooky skeptics insist Obama is not who he says he is:

1. Obama has 39 social security numbers

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