variants
or less commonly Birther
plural birthers also Birthers
: a person who adheres to birtherism
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Treatment depends on how far along the birther is in addition to the patient’s individualized history.
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Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
Questions and conspiracies about Harris’ parents’ heritage have proliferated online as well, in a similar vein to the untrue birther conspiracy that plagued former President Barack Obama for years.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 8 July 2024
His latest false birther claims to Baier are another racist dog whistle in a history of such language.
—Sarah Beth Hensley, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2024
As Mexico is roiled by a 'birther' crisis, 'Claudia the Mexican' fights back
Mexico’s rapid progress on gender equality is rooted in its transition from an authoritarian state to a multiparty democracy.
—David Agren, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
To what extent did women and birthers believed these forces shaped their births and pregnancies.
—Allison Yarrow, ELLE, 24 July 2023
The Rise and Life of a True African Scholar Reuters, April 13, Fact Check-Obama’s father’s passport circulates online and reignites ‘birther’ conspiracy Thank you for supporting our journalism.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
The body knows what to do, and interventions—like electronic monitoring, vaginal exams, labor induction, episiotomy, and epidurals—impede birth from unfolding as nature intends, a free birther would argue.
—Rebecca Grant, Marie Claire, 9 June 2021
Every last one of @realdonaldtrump’s 47,000 tweets vanished from the site in an instant, from the birther lies and election conspiracy theories to the 2016 taco bowl tweet.
—Michael Luca, Wired, 20 Jan. 2021
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Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
Questions and conspiracies about Harris’ parents’ heritage have proliferated online as well, in a similar vein to the untrue birther conspiracy that plagued former President Barack Obama for years.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 8 July 2024
His latest false birther claims to Baier are another racist dog whistle in a history of such language.
—Sarah Beth Hensley, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2024
As Mexico is roiled by a 'birther' crisis, 'Claudia the Mexican' fights back
Mexico’s rapid progress on gender equality is rooted in its transition from an authoritarian state to a multiparty democracy.
—David Agren, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
To what extent did women and birthers believed these forces shaped their births and pregnancies.
—Allison Yarrow, ELLE, 24 July 2023
The Rise and Life of a True African Scholar Reuters, April 13, Fact Check-Obama’s father’s passport circulates online and reignites ‘birther’ conspiracy Thank you for supporting our journalism.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
The body knows what to do, and interventions—like electronic monitoring, vaginal exams, labor induction, episiotomy, and epidurals—impede birth from unfolding as nature intends, a free birther would argue.
—Rebecca Grant, Marie Claire, 9 June 2021
Every last one of @realdonaldtrump’s 47,000 tweets vanished from the site in an instant, from the birther lies and election conspiracy theories to the 2016 taco bowl tweet.
—Michael Luca, Wired, 20 Jan. 2021
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“Birther.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birther. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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