On Sept. 4, 2019, the website Taters Gonna Tate published an article positing that former first lady Michelle Obama had been announced as the winner of a Nobel Prize in literature:

Michelle Obama Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature It certainly seems like the Nobel Prize committee is partial to the Obamas. Just this last month, the announcement came that Michelle Obama’s bestselling book, “Becoming”, would be awarded the Nobel Prize for literary work. The former first lady will join her husband Barack Obama as the possessor of the prestigious honor. The book details much of the author’s experiences, but does not delve into the running teabagger narrative that she is transgender.

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