Are You Able To Pick The Actual Founder Of ISIS From A Line-Up?
SPOILERS: It is not Barack Obama. Sorry.
In case you somehow missed it, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday continued to refer to President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton as "co-founders of ISIS."
Joe Raedle / Getty Images
Because that's where we are in this presidential campaign.
Clinton's blunt response got us thinking: Do you know who really founded ISIS?
No, Barack Obama is not the founder of ISIS.
If you want to read up more on the actual founding of ISIS, check out this story or pick-up Pulitzer Prize-winning book Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS.
-
Hayes Brown is a world news editor and reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York.
Contact Hayes Brown at hayes.brown@buzzfeed.com.
Got a confidential tip? Submit it here.
