Update, April 27, 2011: The White House released the long-form version of President Barack Obamaâs birth certificate, confirming (yet again) that he was born in the United States. The Hawaii Department of Health made an exception in Obamaâs case and issued copies of the âCertificate of Live Birth.â. Since we first wrote about Obamaâs birth certificate on June 16, speculation on his citizenship has continued apace. Some claim that Obama posted a fake birth certificate to his Web page.