Barack Obama is rallying voters in Georgia.
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Deadline: White HouseOct 28, 2026
Multiple independent outlets (AP, CBS Atlanta, Georgia Recorder, GPB, FOX 5, Reuters-syndicated coverage) report that former President Barack Obama rallied Georgia voters on Wednesday October 28, 2026 in Morrow/Clayton County alongside Ossoff and Bottoms, matching the claim's core assertion as of the posting date.
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… I have a little sense that you're not sleeping too much, so we thank you very much for your reporting and for your support. Charlie and Michelle, stick around a little bit longer. When we come back, we'll go live to the arena we showed you. Former President Barack Obama will be there shortly to rally voters across Georgia. Also ahead this hour, we've been talking about it since we came back at the top of the hour, the never-ending proof points of corruption. The allegations against Donald Trump and his family keep growing. …
Deadline: White House · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. AP reports Obama spoke at a rally on October 28, 2026 in Morrow, Georgia with Keisha Lance Bottoms and Jon Ossoff.[1]
Supports. CBS Atlanta reports former President Barack Obama rallied Wednesday for Democratic candidates in Georgia's 2026 midterm elections.[2]
Supports. GPB reports Obama energized thousands of voters in Clayton County less than a week before the election at The Arena at Southlake.[3]
Supports. Georgia Recorder and Macon/Ledger-Enquirer report the Morrow rally drew thousands and focused on closing the early voting push for Ossoff and Bottoms.[4][5]
Context. The post said Obama 'will be there shortly' to rally voters across Georgia; the rally was a single event in the Atlanta metro area, not a statewide tour, which is a minor scope difference.[3][5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Trump and Obama make final appeals to midterm votersapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2At Obama's Georgia rally, voters voice frustration over ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Former President Obama rallies voters in Clayton Countygpb.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4Obama rallies with Georgia Democratic candidates as early ...thecurrentga.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Former President Barack Obama rallies Democrats in Georgia for final early voting pushmacon.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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