# Could somebody whose status as a natural-born citizen cannot be verified become US President?

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**Created:** [January 16, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-somebody-whose-status-as-a-natural-born-citizen-cannot-be-verified-become-us-president/647377 "2013-01-16T13:38:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-somebody-whose-status-as-a-natural-born-citizen-cannot-be-verified-become-us-president/647377/61 "2013-01-18T23:12:58Z")

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Assuming, as he did, that there are only two classes of citizens, it would mean McCain is a natural born citizen. He doesn’t seem to recognize that the assumption isn’t necessarily valid.

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