You knew it was coming.

Far-right figures and conspiracy theorists are alleging without evidence that former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama were responsible for the recent death of their personal chef Tafari Campbell.

“It’s about time we start discussing the Obama Body Count,” posted QAnon conspiracy theorist Liz Crokin on Twitter.

Misinformation around Campbell’s death is another instance of right-wing conspiracy theorists’ years-long track record of falsely claiming that prominent Democratic politicians kill people to maintain political power.

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Far-right figures and conspiracy theorists baselessly allege Obama was responsible for personal chef Tafari Campbell’s death (Media Matters for America, yesterday)