The claim: Barack Obama’s ‘personal coroner’ to perform the autopsy on his family's chef

A July 27 Instagram video (direct link, archived link) shows a man discussing the death of the private chef of former President Barack Obama’s family.

Among a litany of other false claims, the speaker says, "Who's going to be doing the autopsy? The Obamas' own personal coroner getting flown in from D.C."

It received more than 60,000 likes in six days.

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Massachusetts State Police say the state medical examiner’s office, and not anyone’s personal coroner, performed the autopsy. Their investigation found no evidence the death was suspicious.

Misinformation spread quickly after chef's drowning death

Tafari Campbell, the Obama family’s chef, drowned near the family’s home on Martha’s Vineyard, according to authorities. He went missing while paddleboarding on July 23, and Massachusetts State Police say his body was found a day later in Edgartown Great Pond.

Misinformation about his death quickly spread on social media, with many users claiming without evidence that the circumstances were questionable.

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The "personal coroner" claim is untrue, State Police spokesperson David Procopio said.

He said the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner conducted the autopsy.

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