Re: ...someone is making that up...
Why? To what end? As I said, this was unsolicited and just came up in conversation.
And as for the massive research, I remember it all, and was part of it. One of the narratives had his grandmother (Barack Sr.’s mother) stating that she was present at his birth in Kenya. Add to that the stories of the Kenyan Parliament claiming him as one of their own, and the rumors of a birth certificate on file in London, and it’s certainly plausible. And let’s not forget his publisher’s bio of him, and early claims of Kenyan birth. The story I offer is not conclusive, but further evidence, and certainly possible.
The only certainty in this is that Obama was never who he claimed to be, and is/was certainly a Manchurian Candidate.
I will try to find out more, and pass along anything I learn.
If you are interested, I can direct you to the research threads.
Barack Obama Sr had an actual son who may be the one whose bc is on file in London. His photo was posted on research threads, looks very like Sr. Long story, no time to discuss now plus my laptop is on its way out, trying to save stuff.
The topic was researched exhaustively by a team years ago and much was posted on FR.