Michael robinson/michelle obama first photo

Take a look back at Michelle Obama over the years, from adorable childhood snaps to sweet moments with Barack Obama.

Marian Robinson poses for a photo with her children, a young Michelle Obama and Craig.

Happy Birthday Michelle Obama!

Barack met Michelle Robinson, now Michelle Obama, while working at the same law firm.

The six-by-five-foot (1.8 by 1.5 m) oil-on-linen painting shows Obama, rendered in Sherald's signature grisaille, resting her chin lightly on her hand.

Happy Birthday Michelle Obama!.

Michelle Obama’s ex-boyfriend did not reveal she ‘is actually a man named Michael Robinson’

Claims that the former US First Lady, Michelle Obama, is a man, are recirculating on social media, with one post on X, formerly Twitter, viewed more than 6.9 million times.

Posts have also been shared to Facebook, claiming her “ex-boyfriend David Upchurch has come forward to reveal that ‘she’ is actually a man named Michael Robinson and only became ‘Michelle’ after meeting Barack Obama and having prospects of becoming First Lady”.

But there is absolutely no evidence for this claim, which appears to be part of a series of baseless theories that have been circulating doubting Mrs Obama’s gender.

Although some claims seem really obviously false, we still fact check them because it may not be clear to everyone that it is untrue, particularly more casual internet users.

We’ve written about this in more detail on our blog.

The picture being shared alongside these claims shows Mrs Obama at her