Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show White House Demolition To Make Way For Obama's Indoor Basketball Court -- The Picture Is From FDR's Project And The Court Is Outside
Does a photo show demolition done to the White House by Barack Obama to install an indoor basketball court? No, that's not true: A black and white photo shows the West Wing expansion project conducted by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1934. Obama did install a basketball court in 2009, 75 years after the photo was taken, but it did not…
 
       
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
   
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
      
      
      
    
       
  