As the debate about Obama’s birthplace rages through the media, inflamed by Donald Trump, one man has brought another conspiracy theory back to life.
Rumours were rife in 2008 when Sarah Palin announced her pregnancy with her fifth child that the baby actually belonged to her daughter Bristol and the Alaska governor wanted to avoid a scandal while running for vice president.
A university professor has now written an academic article which he claims ‘proves’ that the baby, Trig, was actually Bristol’s.